The Metropolitan Museum of Art

松蔦竹蒔絵鞘印籠|Saya Inrō with Pine and Ivy (obverse) and Bamboo Grove (reverse)

Unrecorded artist

second half of the 19th century

Attribution

Unrecorded artist

Medium

Sheath shape; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, lotus pad with frog; stained ivory and metal Ojime: agate bead

Physical dimensions

2 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 15/16 in. (6.7 x 4 x 2.4 cm)

Credit line

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929