Inrō with Flower Roundels

Japan

first half of the19th century

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花丸紋散蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with Flower Roundels
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Six cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil application on gyōbu nashiji lacquer ground; Netsuke: lacquer and metal kagamibuta type; incised flowers; Ojime: metal bead with flowers and grasses
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 in. (8.3 x 5.3 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.757
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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