Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Drinking and Writing on Banana Leaf
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, tsuishu, carved relief, stained; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (8.8 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures, term: Drinking