Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Mochizuki Hanzan 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1743–?1790
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Case: powdered gold (maki-e) on lacquer with ceramic, lead, and mother-of-pearl inlays; ceramic seal on base; Fastener (ojime): alloy of silver and copper with design of mice in rice cakes; Toggle (netsuke): lacquer with design of lotus leaf and caterpillar in lead and ivory inlays
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY