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Chrysanthemums Panel 1
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SKU
WMET0141
Our Inspiration:Case (Inrō) with Design of Chrysanthemums
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Black and sprinkled gold lacquer; Ojime: tiger-eye bead;
Netsuke: cluster of masks carved in ivory; 19th century
Rogers Fund, 1913 13.67.63
Pouches or cases called inrō were crafted to hold small items such as tobacco and medicine. Connected by a cord to sculptural toggles known as netsuke, inrō were designed to hang from the sash of a kimono. This richly decorated inrō is one of many examples bearing elegant nature motifs in The Met collection.
Our Inspiration:Case (Inrō) with Design of Chrysanthemums
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Black and sprinkled gold lacquer; Ojime: tiger-eye bead;
Netsuke: cluster of masks carved in ivory; 19th century
Rogers Fund, 1913 13.67.63
Pouches or cases called inrō were crafted to hold small items such as tobacco and medicine. Connected by a cord to sculptural toggles known as netsuke, inrō were designed to hang from the sash of a kimono. This richly decorated inrō is one of many examples bearing elegant nature motifs in The Met collection.
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Chrysanthemums Panel 2
Size: 33.75"w x 61.75"h