Title: Inrō with Auspicious Characters
Object type: Inrō
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Seven cases; lacquered wood with silver hiramaki-e on gold ground
Netsuke: bone; lacquer and maki-e chestnut
Ojime: silver bead
Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 2 x 15/16 in. (9 x 5.1 x 2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY