Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Various Fishes, Squid and Shells
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Eggshell ground, red and aogai ground, gold and coloured hiramakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: a) H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
b) Gr. Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
c) Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fish, term: Shells