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Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily
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Case: Powdered gold (maki-e) on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl pewter and ceramic inlays; floral decoration on risers in incised gold; Fastener (ojime): carved red lacquer with design of Chinese sage and pine; Toggle (netsuke): stained ivory carved in the shape of a farm woman and child (signed: Homin), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, H. O. Havemeyer Collection Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer 1929
Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily
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Case: Powdered gold (maki-e) on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl pewter and ceramic inlays; floral decoration on risers in incised gold; Fastener (ojime): carved red lacquer with design of Chinese sage and pine; Toggle (netsuke): stained ivory carved in the shape of a farm woman and child (signed: Homin), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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