蜻蛉蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Dragonflies
Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Kōami Nagataka
Artist bio: Japanese, active second half of the 18th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: second half of the 18th century
Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, red lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; dog; Ojime: carved ivory; persimmon


Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession year: 1913
Tags: Animals|Dragonflies