亀甲竹細工印籠|Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō

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17th century · Single case; tortoiseshell under bamboo or rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: turtle; wood Ojime: insects and butterflies; bronze with metal inlays · Asian Art

The rare, early example in tortoiseshell was made at the beginning of the Edo period, when inrō were first developed. Several others from the seventeenth to the eighteenth century represent the early history and the high point of the object.

Artist

Unknown

Date

17th century

Medium

Single case; tortoiseshell under bamboo or rattan covered with lacquer (urushi) Netsuke: turtle; wood Ojime: insects and butterflies; bronze with metal inlays

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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