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Inrō
Nomura Chōkei (dates unknown)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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- Title: Inrō
- Creator: Nomura Chōkei (dates unknown)
- Date Created: 18th–19th century
- Physical Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
- Type: Inrō
- External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58697
- Medium: Case: Powdered gold (maki-e) on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl, pewter, and ceramic inlays; floral decoration on risers in incised gold; Fastener (ojime): carved red lacquer with design of Chinese sage and pine; Toggle (netsuke): stained ivory carved in the shape of a farm woman and child (signed: Homin)
- Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Culture: Japan
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