Case (Inrō) with Design of Leafy Grapevines (obverse); Chrysanthemum Spray (reverse)

Japan · 18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Leafy Grapevines (obverse); Chrysanthemum Spray (reverse)

Case: lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e; Fastener (ojime): gold bead carved and pierced with flowers; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved and pierced with flowers and clouds, the figure of a courtier applied in gold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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