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Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō

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Three cases; tortoiseshell under plaited bamboo or rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: manju type imitating basketry; stained ivory Ojime: flower; bronze, 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: Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
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Three cases; tortoiseshell under plaited bamboo or rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: manju type imitating basketry; stained ivory Ojime: flower; bronze, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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