Case (Inrō) with Design of Yamato Date Disguised as a Woman
Credit: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
1751
Gold lacquer decorated with sprinkled hiramakie lacquer and metal inlay; ojime: red coral bead; netsuke: ivory button carved with figure of a noh actor
8.3 x 5.7 x 2.1 cm
14.40.874a, b
Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
Where you'll find this
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection