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Four-case inro with design of kingfisher on a lotus plant

Style of: Shiomi School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Black lacquer ground; decoration in gold, aokin and colored togidashi-e; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number21.690a-b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro

Signed Gyonen nanajugo-o Shiomi Masanari,with seal Masanari. Signature translation: Shiomi Masanari, aged seventy-five
行年七十五翁鹽見政誠 印 政誠