百馬蒔絵印籠|Inrō with One Hundred Horses

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mid-18th century · Four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, black lacquer, gold and silver foil application, and mother-of-pearl inlay on red ground Netsuke: seated Baku (mythical animal); ivory Ojime: bead of various alloyed metals · Asian Art

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-18th century

Medium

Four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, black lacquer, gold and silver foil application, and mother-of-pearl inlay on red ground Netsuke: seated Baku (mythical animal); ivory Ojime: bead of various alloyed metals

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881