竹雀蒔絵印籠　銘「見行」|Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo

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mid-19th–early 20th century · Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cutouts, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, bamboo with sparrow; wood and metal Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead · Asian Art

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-19th–early 20th century

Medium

Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cutouts, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, bamboo with sparrow; wood and metal Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913