Title: Inrō with Birds, Plum, Chrysanthemum, and Loquat
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Gold lacquer ground with mother-of-pearl, coral, and stained ivory inlay in Shibayama style
Netsuke: thunder god playing samisen; carved ivory
Ojime: cylinder with asters in openwork
Dimensions: 3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.4 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Flowers