Title: Inrō Imitating an Old Chinese Ink Cake
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Kanō Jukkyoku 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with black and brown takamaki-e, togidashimaki-e
Netsuke: carved red lacquer with chrysanthemum design
Ojime: carved nut
Dimensions: 4 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in. (11.6 x 3.9 x 1.9 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: Human Figures, term: Horses, term: Trees