Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Zodiac Animals beside Chinese Sages and Scrolls
Object type: Inrō
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, tsuishu, yellow, brown layers, carved; Interior: roiro
Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (10.8 x 7.7 x 4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Men, term: Zodiac