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Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed

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Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with abstract design; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a crab, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1913
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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed
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Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with abstract design; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a crab, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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