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Case (Inrō) with Design of Butterflies in Flight

Unknown Artist

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Butterflies in Flight by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, brushed wood, gold takamakie, raden, lacquer, pottery inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7.7 x 7 x 2.5 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.831

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

Butterflies

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