Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Praying Mantis Standing on a Flowering Chrysanthemum (obverse); Large Red Blossom (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold, red and brown hiramakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, decoration
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects, term: Flowers