Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Plants with Dragonfly and Insects
Object type: Inrō
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, hirame, gold and red hiramakie, aogai, raden, stained ivory; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions: 3 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 in. (8.1 x 5.7 x 2.3 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: Insects, term: Dragonflies, term: Flowers