Title: Inrō with Butterflies and Pampas Grass
Object type: Inrō
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Inrō: three cases; lacquered wood with cherry bark, gold and silver hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application; ojime: semiprecious stone bead; netsuke: Chinese boy (karako) with covered brazier; carved wood with red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies