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Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves

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Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood gold and silver takamaki-e hiramaki-e togidashimaki-e cutout gold foil application tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Edward C. Moore Collection Bequest of Edward C. Moore 1891
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Title: Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves
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Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood gold and silver takamaki-e hiramaki-e togidashimaki-e cutout gold foil application tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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