Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of an Animal Biting a Feather
Object type: Inrō
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Inside plain gold and black lacquer; outside gold ground with raised design, animal biting feather; netsuke, ivory carving
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 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: Animals, term: Feathers