mid-19th century
Japan
Object qualities
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Object
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumFour cases; marbled silver and black metal with gold hiramaki-e; Netsuke: metal; kagamibuta type with flowers and butterflies; Ojime: cloisonnГ© bead
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SizeH. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
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Geography details
Japan -
Country today
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Datemid-19th century
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CultureJapan
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PeriodEdo (1615-1868) or Meiji (1868-1912) period
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art