Case (Inrō) with design of Bugaku hat (obverse); shō flute and cymbals (reverse)

Unknown (Japanese)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
19th century
Height:
9.5 cm  (3 3/4 in.)
Width:
4.9 cm  (1 15/16 in.)
Depth:
3.0 cm  (1 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
wood and lacquer
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 29.100.780]

Description

A bugaku hat is seen on the front of the case with a shinobue, and on the back side of the case, a shō and cymbals.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shinobue [4060]
Sho [4159]
Cymbals [2451]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5231