Inrō
Unknown artist
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold and colored hiramakie, raden, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, chinkinbori
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Themes: Bees, Flowers, Insects
Rogers Fund, 1913
Date range
1700 – 1899
Largest dimension
2.1 cm
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