Case (Inrō) with Painting of Courtesan at Night (obverse); House Gate (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
(Japanese, 1807–1891)
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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 sprinkled hiramkie lacquer and togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: silver shibuichi lacquer bead decorated with design of castle grounds; Netsuke: carved wooden sleeping goose
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Dimensions:
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2 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 15/16 in. (6.8 x 5.3 x 2.4 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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36.100.250
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