Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Birds in Flight above Flowering Iris (obverse); Butterflies above Flowering Peony (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
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
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Butterflies, term: Peonies, term: Plants