Inro
an ornamental box with compartments for items such as seals and medicines, worn suspended from a girdle as part of traditional Japanese dress.
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Goldfish and Reed with Wave Pattern | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrô) with Design of Goldfish and Reed with Wave Pattern Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: 18th–19th century Culture: Japan Medium: Lacquer, roiro, red and gold hiramakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
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Inrô with ojime and netsuke of Kajikawa school Kajikawa school Carved and lacquered wood, maki-e and kirigane gilding, mother-of-pearl inlay, copper-alloy ojime Centimetres: 10 (length), 2.9 (height), 4.7 (width) 1701 - 1868 AD Early Modern; Edo Area of Origin: Japan. ROM Images
Kōami Nagataka | Inrō with Dragonflies | Japan | Edo period (1615–1868) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Case (Inrô) with Design of Dragonflies Kôami Nagataka (dates unknown) (Japanese) Period: Edo period (1615–1868) Date: mid-18th century Culture: Japan Medium: Case: gold and red lacquer on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; Fastener (ojime): ivory carved with design of persimmon; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a dog.