Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Trying to get Persimmons with Stick (obverse); Hawk in Persimmon Tree (reverse)
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Catalogue
- Year
- 1700
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, brown and red hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Dimensions
- 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (10.4 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Hanabusa Itchō
Artist

Hanabusa Itchō was a Japanese painter born in Osaka, calligrapher, and haiku poet. He originally trained in the Kanō style, under Kanō Yasunobu, but ultimately rejected that style and became a literati (bunjin). He was also known as Hishikawa Waō and by a number of other art-names.
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Record
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- Hanabusa Itchō
- Year
- 1700
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, brown and red hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Dimensions
- 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (10.4 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1700-328686
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified



