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Inrō with Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Inrō with Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Inrō with Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Inrō with Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V

Katsukawa Shunsho

1767–1833

Medium: Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, black, and red togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; Nō mask Ojime: lacquer bead
Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (8.9 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm)
Genre: Inrō
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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