Inrō

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Title: Inrō
Date Created: 18th–19th century
Physical Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Type: Inrō
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/45471
Medium: Case: gold and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and pewter inlays; Fastener (ojime): silver vase (signed: Tenni); Toggle: (netsuke): gold with design of cricket and dragonfly with autumn grasses
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan

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