Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Bee Flying beside Flowering Poppies
Object type: Inrō
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, gold hiramakie, takamakie, ceramic, stained raden, pewter inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 1 1/16 in. (2.7 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: Bees, term: Poppies