Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Old Man and Woman (Jo and Uba) and Pine Trees (from Noh Play "Takasago Spirits of the Pine")
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Minsetsusai Kyuho 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Ceramic and mother-of-pearl inlays and gold maki-e on black lacquer
Ojime: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves
Netsuke: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves imitating Kenzan design
Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/4 in. (7.4 x 5.9 x 1.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Trees