Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Shishi Dog Throwing its Young from Rocks (obverse); Shishi Dog Climbing up a Cliff (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, kirigane, applied metal; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 4 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (10.7 x 5.2 x 3.2 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: Dogs, term: Hills