Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Insects beside Flowering Autumn Grasses
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, nashiji; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects, term: Flowers