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Case (Inrō) with Design of Maple Leaves on Conventionalized Waves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cylindrical object with rounded edges, black background with semicircular wave-like patterns, maple leaves in shades of red, orange, yellow, and blue, white rope or cord wrapped around top and bottom edges, object appears to be made of lacquerware, two sections side by side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Sprinkled gold and silver lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl; ojime is nut carved with dragon motifs; netsuke is dancer carved in wood with ivory bugaku mask; Interior: nashiji, fundame and roiro
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 425 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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