Gold Lacquer Inro with Ivory Netsuke

Gold Lacquer Inro with Ivory Netsuke

Arts; Arts-Decorative Arts;

H: 6 cm W: 5 cm L: 1.8 cm D: of netsuke 4.2 cm. Gold lacquer inro with overlay design in mother of pearl and shakudo. Flying crane design. Ivory netsuke: turtle and toad; signed inside. Cover: Korin

Gift of Mrs. Charles Sprague

Berea College

Materials may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only. Acknowledgement to be given to the ASIANetwork-Luce Asian Art in the Undergraduate Curriculum Project and to the college from whose collection the work comes. The individual college retains copyright to the work.

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Japanese

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Japan

Japan - Edo-Tokugawa 1615 - 1868

17th century

943 w x 559 h, 72 ppi