Title: Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo
Object type: Inrō
Date: mid-19th–early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cutouts, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, bamboo with sparrow; wood and metal Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in. (8.9 x 4.9 x 3.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Bamboo