Public domain
Casket with drawers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Japanese applied arts often play with expectations, surprising their users. The exterior of this casket is decorated with neat, ordered landscapes. However, the interior is very different, for the flap opens to reveal that the knobs of the drawers are butterflies, whose wings can even move.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineCasket with drawers. c. 1800 - c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
