Case (Inrō) with Design of People Catching Fireflies
Koma Kōryū
(Japanese, died 1796)
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Period:
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Edo period (1615–1868)
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Date:
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19th century
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Culture:
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Japan
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Medium:
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Roiro (waxen) lacquer with decoration in togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer and nashiji (pear-skin) lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: metal (zogan) inlay with spider; Netsuke: carved wood with stone inlay of snail on broken roof tile
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Dimensions:
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3 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.6 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm)
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Classification:
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Inrō
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Credit Line:
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The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
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Accession Number:
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36.100.213
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