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Inrō

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Inrō
  • Date Created: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Physical Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (8.7 x 6 x 2.9 cm)
  • Type: Inrō
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58862
  • Medium: Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, irokomaki-e, kirikane (cut out gold foil) on nashiji ("pear skin") and black lacquer background
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Culture: Japan
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