Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of South Sea Islander Diving for Coral (obverse); South Sea Islander Seated on Rock beside Water (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured hiramakie, takamakie, tsuishu, coral; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9.4 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures, term: Waves