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Inrō with the Characters for Longevity and Good Fortune and the “Seven Lucky Treasures” on Checkerboard Ground

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular object with rounded corners, composed of many small squares arranged in a grid pattern. The squares are gold, silver, red and black with some containing characters. A pink cord with a brown bead at the top. A pink cord is tied in a bow at the bottom. A small orange carved figure attached to the top cord.

Artwork Details

Date
second half of the 18th century
Medium
Four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver, red lacquer hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, applied gold foil on black, gold, silver, and nashiji ground
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
394 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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