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Case (Inrō) with Design of Six Immortal Poets

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Gold and silver maki-e with black and red lacquer relief and mother-of-pearl inlay; Ojime: bronze Bodhidharma; Netsuke: carved lacquer Chinese children and auspicious symbols, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, H. O. Havemeyer Collection Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer 1929
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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Six Immortal Poets
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Gold and silver maki-e with black and red lacquer relief and mother-of-pearl inlay; Ojime: bronze Bodhidharma; Netsuke: carved lacquer Chinese children and auspicious symbols, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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