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Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine
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Case: powdered gold (maki-e) on lacquer with ceramic lead and mother-of-pearl inlays; ceramic seal on base; Fastener (ojime): alloy of silver and copper with design of mice in rice cakes; Toggle (netsuke): lacquer with design of lotus leaf and caterpillar in lead and ivory inlays, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Howard Mansfield Collection Purchase Rogers Fund 1936
Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine
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Case: powdered gold (maki-e) on lacquer with ceramic lead and mother-of-pearl inlays; ceramic seal on base; Fastener (ojime): alloy of silver and copper with design of mice in rice cakes; Toggle (netsuke): lacquer with design of lotus leaf and caterpillar in lead and ivory inlays, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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