Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Trying to get Persimmons with Stick (obverse); Hawk in Persimmon Tree (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Artist:  Hanabusa Itchō 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1652–1724
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, brown and red hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (10.4 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hawks, term: Fruit, term: Monkeys, term: Trees