Inrō with Rooster, Hen, and Chicks

Date18th–19th century

MediumBlack lacquer ground with white, green, yellow, and red lacquer Netsuke: dancer; carved wood Ojime: yellow and red glass bead

Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 x 1 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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