Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo

Japan · mid-19th–early 20th century

Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo

Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cutouts, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, bamboo with sparrow; wood and metal Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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