# Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)

- By: Mori Sosen (Japanese, 1747–1821)
- Date: 19th century
- Medium: Lacquer, gold and silver hirame, gold, red and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: red lacquer, fundame and decoration; the interior risers decorated in gold and silver togidashi with various brocade pattern, key-fret, waves, etc.
- Classification: Inrō
- Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in. (7.9 x 8 . 2.1 cm)
- Culture: Japan
- Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58771)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/met/CRDImages/as/web-large/29_100_845_O5.JPG
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)