百馬蒔絵印籠|Inrō with One Hundred Horses

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Title: 百馬蒔絵印籠|Inrō with One Hundred Horses
Date Created: mid-18th century
Physical Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); W. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Type: Inrō
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58373
Medium: Four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, black lacquer, gold and silver foil application, and mother-of-pearl inlay on red ground Netsuke: seated Baku (mythical animal); ivory Ojime: bead of various alloyed metals
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Culture: Japan

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