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蜻蛉蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Dragonflies

Kōami Nagataka

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: 蜻蛉蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Dragonflies
  • Creator: Kōami Nagataka
  • Date Created: second half of the 18th century
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
  • Type: Inrō
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58569
  • Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, red lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; dog; Ojime: carved ivory; persimmon
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Culture: Japan
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