Case (Inrō) with Design of Court Lady in a Boat (obverse); Willow Tree (Asazuma) (reverse)

Japan

late 18th–19th century

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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Court Lady in a Boat (obverse); Willow Tree (Asazuma) (reverse)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silver inlay with incised and applied gold decoration
Ojime: silver bead
Netsuke: bronze disk with metal inlay
Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.235
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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