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Inrō with Snail on Bamboo (obverse) and Poem (reverse)

Ganbun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular brown object with rounded corners and black border; vertical brown lines; metal snail and slug on front; black braided cord threaded through small hole at top; small cylindrical black container with gold plant on right.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-19th century
Medium
Single case; lacquered wood imitating bamboo with pewter and silver inlay and gold hiramaki-e Netsuke: bamboo; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and stained ivory inlay Ojime: snail; copper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
408 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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