祭蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Street Festival (obverse); People Watching a Puppet Show (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Tatsuke Takamasu
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, silver, and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground
Netsuke: carved teakwood; peach with a monkey inside (signed: Kagetoshi)
Ojime: carved teakwood with floral design

Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (7.1 x 7.5 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Puppets|Performance|Boys|Men|Women|Spectators|Dogs