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Case (Inrō) with Design of Spring Fern and Horsetail (obverse); Deer (reverse)

Edo period (1615–1868)
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Spring Fern and Horsetail (obverse); Deer (reverse)
  • Artist: Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Ceramic, mother-of-pearl, pewter on brown lacquer with sprinkled gold
    Ojime: bead; agate
    Netsuke: ivory and wood
  • Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in. (7.5 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Inrō
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.784
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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