Title: Inrō with Snail on Bamboo (obverse) and Poem (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Ganbun 
Artist bio: Japanese, active until 1870s
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Single case; lacquered wood imitating bamboo with pewter and silver inlay and gold hiramaki-e Netsuke: bamboo; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and stained ivory inlay Ojime: snail; copper
Dimensions: 4 x 3 1/8 x 7/8 in. (10.1 x 7.9 x 2.3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Poetry, term: Snails