Case (Inrō) in the Shape of Tiered Picnic Box of Cherry Bark with Cherry Blossoms and Butterfly
Kiyokawa
Date
18th century
Type
Inrō
Medium
Colored lacquer with sprinkled gold and gold and silver foil; Ojime: jar; metal; Netsuke: love letter, rolled and tied; ivory with red, gold and silver makie lacquer
Department
Asian Art
Culture
Japan
Institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number
91.1.661
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891