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Inrō with Snail on Bamboo (obverse) and Poem (reverse)
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Single case; lacquered wood imitating bamboo with pewter and silver inlay and gold hiramaki-e Netsuke: bamboo; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and stained ivory inlay Ojime: snail; copper, Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1913
Title: Inrō with Snail on Bamboo (obverse) and Poem (reverse)
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Single case; lacquered wood imitating bamboo with pewter and silver inlay and gold hiramaki-e Netsuke: bamboo; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and stained ivory inlay Ojime: snail; copper, Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan.
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