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Metal Inrō with Flower Medallions by an unidentified artist

The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

Metal Inrō with Flower Medallions

Unattributed · mid-19th century

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Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Inrō: four cases; mokume-gane (wood grain) mixed-metal laminate with gold and silver hiramaki-e; ojime: cloisonné bead with shippō pattern; netsuke: kagamibuta-type with chrysanthemums and butterfly; various metals

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture / origin

Japan

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

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