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Inrō with Sanbasō Dancers
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Inrō with Sanbasō Dancers

first half 19th century · Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and cut-out gold foil on nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground Netsuke: box with mouth organ (shō) and pouch; ivory with inlays Ojime: lacquer bead

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InrōAsian ArtJapan
Credit lineInrō with Sanbasō Dancers. first half 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913. CC0.
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