Inrō with Woman and Attendant; Man Reading Characters on a Stone Road Marker (reverse)

Japan · early 19th century

Inrō with Woman and Attendant; Man Reading Characters on a Stone Road Marker (reverse)

Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on black ground Netsuke: snail emerging from its shell; carved wood Ojime: coral bead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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