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Inrō with Chinese Scholars and Characters

Kitajima Setsuzan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular dark brown object with crackled surface, divided into six horizontal sections. Left side features five raised black characters, one above the other. Right side depicts a raised black scene of a man on a horse, man sitting on a stool, and a horse's head in top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
early to mid-18th century
Medium
Three cases; lacquered wood with black and brown takamaki-e, togidashimaki-e Netsuke: manjū type, ivory; writing implements and books Ojime: malachite bead
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 597 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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