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Case (Inrō) with Design of Ōni (Demon) Standing Behind Cloak of Arhat (obverse); Fly Whisk (Hossu) beneath Pine Tree (reverse)
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Wood ebony carved relief with inlay of ivory metal and malachite; Interior: plain; Netsuke: Jurojin on crane; Ojime: Child climbing rope, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten) 1937
Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Ōni (Demon) Standing Behind Cloak of Arhat (obverse); Fly Whisk (Hossu) beneath Pine Tree (reverse)
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Wood ebony carved relief with inlay of ivory metal and malachite; Interior: plain; Netsuke: Jurojin on crane; Ojime: Child climbing rope, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan.
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