Inrō with Crows on Tree in Moonlight

Japan

18th–19th century

Not on view

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月下鴉蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with Crows on Tree in Moonlight
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Silver lacquer ground with black and red togidashi maki-eNetsuke: demon’s head; carved ivoryOjime: silver bead with applied gold family crests
Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 1/16 in. (7.8 x 6.8 x 2.7 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Object Number: 13.67.56
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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