Title: Inrō with Chrysanthemums and Auspicious Characters for Longevity
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and red takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e on black and nashiji ground
Netsuke: piece of coral
Ojime: ivory bead with lacquer decoration of insects
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (8.2 x 5.8 x 2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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