Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Sparrow in Flight above Manten Plants with Red Berries
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, kinji, nashiji, gold and colored hiramakie, takamakie and red lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Fruit