Title:
Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Child (obverse); Silver Pill Box with Peony (reverse)
Period:
Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date:
19th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Lacquer and metal, frame: roiro, gyobu, gold and coloured takamakie, silver metal box; Interior: silver metal box
Dimensions:
a) H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
b) H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
c) Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Object Number:
1982.244.11a–c