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Inrō with Hawks on Perches

Koma Kōryū

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two cylindrical objects with black backgrounds, featuring hawks on beige perches. The left object shows a light-colored hawk with brown and white feathers on the left, facing right, and a dark-colored hawk with black and white feathers on the right, facing left. The right object features a dark-colored hawk with black and white feathers, facing right. Each object has a beige base with a crisscross pattern and a red cord hanging down. The objects are side by side.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Black lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi, takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, red lacquer, and applied gold and silver foil Netsuke: gourd; guri lacquer, silver ring and stopper in chrysanthemum shape Ojime: butterfly and flower; cloisonné bead
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 322 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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