Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Man Blowing on a Brazier to Make Tea
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Netsuke: mouse; Ojime: floral bead
Dimensions: a) H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
b) Gr. Diam. 1 1/2 in. (1.1 cm)
c) L. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Tea Drinking