Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Baku (Mythical Animals) among Ruyi-Shaped Clouds
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, dark green, mottled ground, red, grey, gold and black hiramakie; Interior: roiro and fundame
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.6 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: Mythical Creatures, term: Clouds