Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1750
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold, brown and red hiramakie, takamakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 3/16 (5.6 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession year: 1881
Tags: Dragonflies