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Inrō with Owl and Crows in Tree
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Inrō with Owl and Crows in Tree

19th century · Black lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi maki-e and e-nashiji Netsuke: seal-shaped with sheaf of rice around peony with pecking bird; ivory Ojime: woven ball; caved and pierced bone

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InrōAsian ArtJapan
Credit lineInrō with Owl and Crows in Tree. 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. CC0.
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