Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Medium: Sprinkled gold lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl, pottery, and pewter; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: marble; Netsuke: wood with lacquer decoration of books
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in. (9.5 x 4.9 x 3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Musical Instruments