Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Artist: Tōyō
Artist bio: Japanese, active second half of the 18th century
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gyobu, gold, black, silver and brown hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 15/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (10 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Shells