Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine and Moon
Object type: Inrō
Date: early 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Shiomi Masanari 塩見政誠 
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1646–1719
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Case: gold on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; Fastener (ojime): gold with design of crabs, reed, and rock; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a reclining bull (signed: Ran’ichi)
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bulls