Case (Inrō) with Design of Praying Mantis Standing on a Flowering Chrysanthemum (obverse); Large Red Blossom (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold, red and brown hiramakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame, decoration

Dimensions

H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.698

Rights

Public Domain

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