Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Shibata Zeshin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e with colored lacquer on black lacquer
Ojime: gilded metal with fox-monk
Netuske: Lacquer oval box with diamond floral design (signed Kiyoharu)
Dimensions: 3 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.4 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Haystacks|Men|Hunting|Foxes