Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Cranes in Flight
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cranes