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幾何模様蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Geometric Pattern

Unknown Artist

first half of the19th century

幾何模様蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Geometric Pattern by Unknown Artist

Medium

Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum

Dimensions

H. 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

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

29.100.885

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