Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Crab in Basket (obverse); Crab in Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold hiramakie, ceramic, pewter and aogai inlay; Interior: red lacquer, roiro, nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 15/16 in. (8.5 x 6.8 x 2.4 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: Crabs