Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Hō-ō Bird in Flight above Flowering Kiri Branches
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, red ground, gold, black and silver hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in. (7.4 x 7.2 x 2.2 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: Flowers