Inrō with Geometric Pattern

Japan

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Although the pearl-shell motifs scattered over the surface of this inro appear floral, the lattice-like structure also identifies the design as an abstract representation of nets. Such a repetitive pattern over the entire surface may reflect the use of stencils to decorate Japanese textiles with small, repetitive patterns by the resist-dye technique, a tradition that flourished in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan

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Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan
Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan
Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan
Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan
Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan
Inrō with Geometric Pattern, Four cases; lacquered wood with metal and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: ryūsa type carved ivory; floral design; Ojime: metal bead with chrysanthemum, Japan

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