Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Cricket and Muskmelon Plants
Object type: Inrō
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Case: powdered gold (maki-e) on brown and black lacquer with stained-ivory inlay; Fastener (ojime): metal; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of Hotei and children playing around a screen
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Insects, term: Plants