<img width="480" height="1024" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Image features Inrō (container) in form of a turtle, with tail and feet drawn in and head partially extended. Divided into four horizontal compartments fitted into each other and lacquered black on inside. Strung on brown silk cord with turtle-shaped Ojime 1952-164-24 and Netsuke 1952-164-25. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this object." style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d.jpg 480w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d-141x300.jpg 141w, https://uh8yh30l48rpize52xh0q1o6i-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d-110x235.jpg 110w" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px" data-attachment-id="30475" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/07/07/turtles-all-the-way-down/1952-164-23-a_d/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d.jpg" data-orig-size="480,1024" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="1952-164-23-a_d" data-image-description="<p>Inrō (container) in form of a turtle, with tail and feet drawn in and head partially extended. Divided into four horizontal compartments fitted into each other and lacquered black on inside. Strung on brown silk cord with turtle-shaped Ojime 1952-164-24 and Netsuke 1952-164-25.</p>" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d-141x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1952-164-23-a_d.jpg" />Turtle-shaped and strung with carved toggles and cord, this object instantly piques the curiosity of the viewer. The diminutive lacquered wood sculpture is, in fact, a Japanese container, referred to as an inrō, which is composed of separate compartments and held together with a cord. These small containers were often used as medicine boxes, containing...
