菊慈童蒔絵印籠|Inrō with “Chrysanthemum Youth” (Kikujidō)
Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the19th century
Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with togidashimaki-e imitating ink painting (togikirimaki-e) on gold and black lacquer ground
Netsuke: purple and green ceramic shishi (Chinese lion)
Ojime: inlaid metal with fruit basket

 

Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in. (7.1 x 7.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Human Figures