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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon Facing Front
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Lacquer, brown and silver nashiji, gold and coloured hiramakie, inlaid eyes; Interior: red lacquer and fundame
Dimensions: 3 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 13/16 in. (8.1 x 6.9 x 2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number: 29.100.893
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