Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of an Oni (Demon) Carrying a Temple Bell and Paper Lantern over His Shoulder (obverse); Oni Carrying Fish Head Stuck on a Pole and Holly Branch (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold, red, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: silver lacquer and fundame
Dimensions: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Musical Instruments, term: Fish, term: Demons