Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)

Toyōsai (1772–1845) · 19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)

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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

Lindy Arts