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Inrō with Chinese Scholars and Characters
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Inrō with Chinese Scholars and Characters

Kitajima Setsuzan · early to mid-18th century · Three cases; lacquered wood with black and brown takamaki-e, togidashimaki-e Netsuke: manjū type, ivory; writing implements and books Ojime: malachite bead

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InrōAsian ArtJapan
Credit lineInrō with Chinese Scholars and Characters. early to mid-18th century. Kitajima Setsuzan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929. CC0.
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