Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Scholar Seated at Low Desk (obverse); Lady Using Brush (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Hasensai Senjin 
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer decorated with sprinkled and polished hiramakie lacquer, carved ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay; Ojime: coral bead, Netsuke: ivory flower
Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (8.8 x 5.7 x 2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Painting, term: Men, term: Women, term: Desks, term: Brushes