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Inrō with Stylized Waves

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular object with rounded corners; brown background color; four horizontal inlaid lines; silver wavy pattern on top; circular cutouts; attached to a brown cord; cord has a black seal; cord looped through top of object. Inrō with Stylized Waves by Shibata Zeshin.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Gold lacquer with pewter inlay; Ojime: bronze and gold jar; Netsuke: carved tortoiseshell turtle
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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