Title: Inrō with Carp Hanging Scroll and Characters
Object type: Inrō
Date: second half of the 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Kōami Chōkō 
Artist bio: Japanese, active second half of the 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cut-outs, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black ground
Netsuke: kagamibuta with Shōjō design
Ojime: agate bead
Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 15/16 in. (9.8 x 8.4 x 2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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