Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chrysanthemum and Bee (obverse); Praying Mantis (reverse)
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold and colored hiramakie, raden, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, chinkinbori
Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects, term: Bees, term: Flowers