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Metal Inrō with Flower Medallions

mid-19th century
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Object Information
  • 花紋散蒔絵金属印籠
  • Title: Metal Inrō with Flower Medallions
  • Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji (1868–1912) period
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Inrō: four cases; mokume-gane (wood grain) mixed-metal laminate with gold and silver hiramaki-e; ojime: cloisonné bead with shippō pattern; netsuke: kagamibuta-type with chrysanthemums and butterfly; various metals
  • Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
  • Classification: Inrō
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1062
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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