Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Lady Holding Fan beside a Table (obverse); Low Table with Ceramic Bowl, Stand and Coral Arrangement (reverse)

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) Japanese

late 18th–19th century

Not on view

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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Lady Holding Fan beside a Table (obverse); Low Table with Ceramic Bowl, Stand and Coral Arrangement (reverse)
Artist: Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Roiro (waxen) lacquer with sprinkled hiramakie lacquer, tsuishu red lacquer relief, and coral, blue glass, shell, ivory, and metal inlay; Interior: fundame; Ojime: gold metal bead with enamel floral decoration; Netsuke: carved wood chrysanthemums
Dimensions: 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (6.5 x 4.9 x 2.2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Object Number: 38.25.143
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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