Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Kakōsai
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Gold and nashiji ('pear skin') lacquer with metal inlay and gold, silver, and brown hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: coral bead
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 in. (8 x 5.2 x 1.8 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Turtles|Animals|Boys