Inrō with Grapevine

Nomura Choheisai Japanese

second half of the 18th century

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葡萄蒔絵印籠　銘「樗平」
Title: Inrō with Grapevine
Artist: Nomura Choheisai (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half of the 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground
Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine
Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits
Dimensions: H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.883
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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