Case (Inrō) with Design of Moth and Butterflies beside Flowering Mustard Plant

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold takamakie, ceramic, raden inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in. (7.8 x 5 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

29.100.747

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