Case

21097A

From: Japan | Yokohama

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Inro
Object Number 21097A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Yokohama
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Lacquer
Technique Lacquered
Iconography Balloon Vines
Description

Gold dust lacquered inro in five separable tiers inlaid with gold, coral, and stones representing balloon vines (cardiospermum halicacabum). Maker: Shoritsusai.

Credit Line Gift of Miss Livingston, 1898

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