Case

21098A

From: Japan | Yokohama

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Inro
Object Number 21098A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan | Yokohama
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Wood | Lacquer
Technique Lacquered
Description

Black lacquer inro with golden and silver inlaid oak leaves in four tiers. Japanese poem referring to Tanabata, the festival of the weaver (the Star Vega near the Milky Way), is written on the leaves. Maker: Jokasai.

Credit Line Gift of Miss Livingston, 1898

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