Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonfly Seated on Leaf of Flowering Plant
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, aogai and other inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (9.3 x 4.8 x 2.7 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Dragonflies, term: Flowers