Title: Inrō with Geometric Pattern
Object type: Inrō
Date: first half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum
Dimensions: H. 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 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