亀甲竹細工印籠|Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Single case; tortoiseshell under bamboo or rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: turtle; wood Ojime: insects and butterflies; bronze with metal inlays
Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession year: 1891