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Inrō with Owl and Crows in Tree

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black cylindrical container with rounded edges and gold designs; features an owl and two crows on a tree branch; gold cord threaded through a gold ball and tied underneath; gold tassel resembling a bell at top of cord.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Black lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi maki-e and e-nashiji Netsuke: seal-shaped with sheaf of rice around peony with pecking bird; ivory Ojime: woven ball; caved and pierced bone
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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