Created by Yoyusai Hara, sketched by Hoichi Sakai, Sparrow inro in the southern sky, Sakai Hōitsu

Japan; inrō; inrō. Date: early 19th century. Dimensions: Overall (inro): H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm). Medium: ivory, lacquer with gold, silver, stone. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. 原羊遊斎作・酒井抱一下絵 南天に雀印籠-Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina MET DP271338