Title: Case (Inrō ) with Design of a Gourd Vine
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Koma Yasutada 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Case: gold, colored lacquer, gold leaf, and gold foil on red lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of flowers and insects; Toggle (netsuke): ivory and lacquer carved in the shape of a Noh dancer
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Gourds