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Case (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse)

Tōyō · late 18th century · Silver shibuichi lacquer decorated with roiro (waxen) lacquer and gold sprinkled and polished hiramakie lacquer; Ojime: coral bead; Netsuke: metal zogan inlay pine tree

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InrōAsian ArtJapan
Credit lineCase (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse). late 18th century. Tōyō. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913. CC0.
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