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Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Hanging from Trees Above Waves (obverse); Monkeys Seated on Rocks (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Hanging from Trees Above Waves (obverse); Monkeys Seated on Rocks (reverse)

18th–19th century · Lacquer, roiro, silver nashiji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame, two upper cases divided, spoon

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Credit lineCase (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Hanging from Trees Above Waves (obverse); Monkeys Seated on Rocks (reverse). 18th–19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1913. CC0.
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