Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed
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: Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with abstract design; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a crab
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 (8.3 cm); W. 2 in. ( 5.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Shells, term: Squid