Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704)
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Sprinkled gold lacquer with mother-of-pearl, stone, and metal
Ojime: ovoid gold bead decorated with grasses
Netuske: black wood carved as a piece of firewood
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/4 in. (9.5 x 6.8 x 1.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Insects|Plants