Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Kingfisher on Reed Stalk above Waves (obverse) Insects on Water Surface (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver and coloured togidashi, nashiji; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 2 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (5.9 x 5.7 x 2.1 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: Birds, term: Insects