Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Samurai Seated on Ground (obverse); Bird Flying before a Crescent Moon (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, wood, stained ivory, raden, ceramic, various inlay; Interior: plain
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Samurai, term: Men