Case (Inrō) with Design of Young Woman with Flower Basket of Plum Blossoms (obverse); Four Large Characters (reverse)

Kafu Mochikaze Japanese

19th century

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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Young Woman with Flower Basket of Plum Blossoms (obverse); Four Large Characters (reverse)
Artist: Kafu Mochikaze
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Roiro lacquer with gold and colored sprinkled and polished makie, mother-of-pearl inlay; Interior: roiro, hirame & fundame; Netsuke: box with No dancer, Ojime: Bodhidharma
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in. (8.3 x 6.1 x 2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.742
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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