Object type: Tray
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Ikeda Taishin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1825–1903
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Silver, gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, kirikane, black lacquer
Dimensions: W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Butterflies