Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Blind Men Touching and Climbing Over an Elephant
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie, ivory inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.5 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Elephants