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WMET0143
Our Inspiration:Inrō with Cranes and Pines
Koma Kyūhaku V (Japanese, died 1794)
Gold togidashi lacquer ground with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and black and red lacquer; Netsuke: hat and mask; lacquer on wood; Ojime: jade bead; 18th century
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 36.100.206
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:Inrō with Cranes and Pines
Koma Kyūhaku V (Japanese, died 1794)
Gold togidashi lacquer ground with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and black and red lacquer; Netsuke: hat and mask; lacquer on wood; Ojime: jade bead; 18th century
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 36.100.206
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.