Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)

Koma Sadahide Japanese

second half of the 18th century

Not on view

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笹鶏蒔絵鞘印籠　銘「古満貞榮」
Title: Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)
Artist: Koma Sadahide (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: second half of the 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Sheath shape; lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: sage lashing his back with a fly whisk; wood with coral and ivory inlay Ojime: bronze bead with metal inlay of flowers
Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 2 15/16 x 15/16 in. (6.2 x 7.5 x 2.4 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929
Object Number: 29.82.10
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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