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Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed by Hara Yōyūsai — VisualArtsDB

Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed

Case (Inrō) with Design of Squid, Shells and Seaweed

1800–1833

Medium: Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold inlays; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with abstract design; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a crab
Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 (8.3 cm); W. 2 in. ( 5.1 cm)
Genre: Inrō
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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