Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Butterflies in Flight
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Wood, brushed wood, gold takamakie, raden, lacquer, pottery inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.7 x 7 x 2.5 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: Butterflies