Title: Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina
Object type: Inrō
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Hara Yōyūsai 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1772–1845
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer with gold and silver makie, coral, and applied stained ivory
Ojime: bead with stylized medallions; green stone with gold makie lacquer 
Netsuke: round box with iris design
Dimensions: Overall (inro): H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Plants