MediumTwo-part sheath type; lacquered wood with gold, silver, color takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and carved lacquer and ceramic inlay on hirameji ground
Netsuke: Shōki the Demon Queller; ivory
Ojime: openwork ivory bead
Dimensions2 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in. (7.4 x 5.6 x 2.9 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)
DepartmentAsian Art
ClassificationInrō
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929