Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Dog (Shishi) with Brocade Ball
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, brown ishime, incised, takamakie, roiro and togidashi, metal inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (7.5 x 6.3 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dogs