Title: Inrō with Flowering Peonies
Object type: Inrō
Date: first half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, red togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; sage with a handscroll; Ojime: carved red lacquer bead
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Peonies