Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Children at Play
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold and colored hiramakie and takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); W. 1 7/8 (4.7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Birds, term: Boys, term: Playing