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Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)
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Saya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior)

Koma Sadahide · second half of the 18th century · Sheath shape; lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: sage lashing his back with a fly whisk; wood with coral and ivory inlay Ojime: bronze bead with metal inlay of flowers

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Credit lineSaya Inrō with Bamboo Grove (exterior) and Rooster with Hen (interior). second half of the 18th century. Koma Sadahide. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929. CC0.
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