南蛮人蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Portuguese Figures

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Title: 南蛮人蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Portuguese Figures
Date Created: late 18th–early 19th century
Physical Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Type: Inrō
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/52618
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and cut-out gold foil application on black ground Netsuke: dog; ivory Ojime: antler bead
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan

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