Title: Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves
Object type: Inrō
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragons, term: Waves, term: Clouds