Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Frogs
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer; Fastener (ojime): stone; Toggle (netsuke): wood carved in the shape of a mermaid
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Frogs