Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Child (obverse); Silver Pill Box with Peony (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer and metal, frame: roiro, gyobu, gold and coloured takamakie, silver metal box; Interior: silver metal box
Dimensions: a) H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
b) H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
c) Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Children, term: Peonies