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Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse) by Toyōsai — VisualArtsDB
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
Toyōsai
1800–1899
Medium
Black lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver makie and mother-of-pearl Ojime: bead with openwork design of waves; silver Netsuke: fish laid on bamboo branch; stained ivory
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 11/16 in. (7.3 x 7.7 x 1.8 cm)
Genre
Inrō
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags
birds
fish