Inrō with Seven Horses by a River

Japan

late 18th–early 19th century

Not on view

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馬蒔絵印籠　銘松茂斎
Title: Inrō with Seven Horses by a River
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Five cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application on black groundNetsuke: man in a bamboo grove; carved woodOjime: ivory bead
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Object Number: 81.1.308
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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