Case (Inrō) with Design of Praying Mantis Standing on a Flowering Chrysanthemum (obverse); Large Red Blossom (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold, red and brown hiramakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, decoration

Dimensions

H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.698

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