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Four-case inro with design of hares and tokusa (scouring rushes)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Fine gold nashiji ground; decoration in gold, silver and black low takamaki-e with gold foil and shell on the scouring rushes; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 6.6 x 1.8 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession Number21.2331
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Yamada Tsunesuke saku
山田常助作
山田常助作
ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910