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Inrō with Ducks on Swirls

Signed Tōyō Japanese
second half 19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Inrō with Ducks on Swirls
  • Artist: Signed Tōyō (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century)
  • Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
  • Date: second half 19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Inrō: four cases; gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on red lacquer ground; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: Kappa; carved wood
  • Dimensions: H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
  • Classification: Inrō
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.684
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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