Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Shibata Zeshin|Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891|Japanese, 1663–1747
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese|Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Roiro ('waxen') lacquer with black hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer and takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief; Interior: roiro; Netsuke: nut carved with Chinese sages and attendants; Ojime: carved peach stone with landscape and figures
Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 9/16 in. (6.2 x 6.2 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Musical Instruments|Men