Case (Inrō) with Design of Birds in Flight above Flowering Iris (obverse); Butterflies above Flowering Peony (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, nashiji, kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. (9.2 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.90

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