Inrō with Cranes in Rice Fields

Japan

18th–19th century

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田園鶴蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with Cranes in Rice Fields
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Gold lacquer ground with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, red lacquer, and kirikane (cut-out foil)Ojime: bead; coralNetsuke: box with shells and seaweed; maki-e lacquer with gold and abalone-shell inlay
Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Object Number: 81.1.320
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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