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Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)
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Sheath shape; lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: sage lashing his back with a fly whisk; wood with coral and ivory inlay Ojime: bronze bead with metal inlay of flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
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Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith 1929
Title: Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)
Description:
Sheath shape; lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: sage lashing his back with a fly whisk; wood with coral and ivory inlay Ojime: bronze bead with metal inlay of flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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