Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Clamshells and Fireflies
Object type: Inrō
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Koma Yasutada 
Artist bio: Japanese
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Case: powdered gold and silver (maki-e) and gold foil on red lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; Fastener (ojime): silver with design of bird and flowers in gold; Toggle (netsuke): carved ivory and colored lacquer with design of Daikoku in ivory and carnelian inlays
Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Children, term: Insects