Inrō with the Queen Mother of the West (Seiōbo); Boy with a Peach (reverse)

Japan

mid- 19th century

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西王母桃蒔絵印籠　銘有得斎
Title: Inrō with the Queen Mother of the West (Seiōbo); Boy with a Peach (reverse)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: mid- 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on gold groundNetsuke: gold takamaki-e chrysanthemums (signed: Shigenori)Ojime: gold bead with chrysanthemum and butterflies in relief
Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 13/16 in. (8.5 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929
Object Number: 29.82.1
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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