Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Shibata Zeshin 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Black lacquer with wood, shell, and glass inlays; Fastener (ojime): metal; Toggle (netsuke): carved ivory in the shape of a demon
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (9.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Lotuses