Case (Inrō) in the Shape of Tiered Picnic Box of Cherry Bark with Cherry Blossoms and Butterfly
Kiyokawa
(Japanese)
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Period:
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Edo period (1615–1868)
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Date:
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18th century
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Culture:
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Japan
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Medium:
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Colored lacquer with sprinkled gold and gold and silver foil; Ojime: jar; metal; Netsuke: love letter, rolled and tied; ivory with red, gold and silver makie lacquer
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Dimensions:
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H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
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Classification:
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Inrō
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Credit Line:
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Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
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Accession Number:
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91.1.661
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