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Inrō with Bamboo Grove

Shiomi Masanari 塩見政誠

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown lacquer inro with four sections, featuring a scene of a bamboo grove in gold on the front. A brown cord threaded through a gold metal fitting at the top. The cord leads up to a carved tan-colored netsuke depicting a man. The background is light-colored fabric.

Artwork details

Date:
18th–early 19th century
Medium:
Three cases; lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
398 × 624 px
Museum record:
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