Inrō

Unknown artist

Date: 19th century

Medium: Lacquer, gyobu, kinji, gold, silver and black hiramakie, metal inlay; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame

Dimensions: 3 3/4 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.5 x 4.6 x 2.8 cm)

Classification: Inrō

Culture: Japan

Themes: Men, Reading, Scrolls

Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929