
Case (Inrō) with Lion and Peonies
Unrecorded maker
17th century · Lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Lion and Peonies
Unrecorded maker
17th century · Lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Elephant (obverse); Chinese Characters (reverse)
Fangshi Mopu
1721 · Lacquer, roiro, black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: roiro and gold leaf
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Dragon (obverse); Tiger (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
17th–18th century · Lacquer, roiro, brown, black, red and gold hiramakie, applied metal; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Landscape
Unrecorded maker
18th century · Lacquer with sprinkled gold makie and cut gold foil
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Arrowhead (Omodaka) (obverse); Clover (Mutsuba) (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin (d. 1891)
19th century · Lacquer, roiro, gold black, brown hiramakie, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Butterflies
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured togidashi; Interior: fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Daruma (obverse); Fly Whisk (Hossu) (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer, tan, brown ground, gold, black and red togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Daruma (obverse); Panel with Inscription (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer, roiro, black hiramakie, takamakie, incised, coloured pottery inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonfly (obverse); Praying Mantis (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Case: powdered gold (maki-e) and colored lacquer on black lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of dragon blossoms; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a gourd and cicada
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Fireworks (obverse); Design of Fan (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Case: red lacquer and powdered gold and silver (maki-e) on black lacquer; Fastener ojime): stone; Toggle (netsuke): colored lacquer on black lacquer with design of pomegranate
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Lion (obverse); Waterfall (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Cleared · Public Domain
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Lily (obverse); Large Dragonfly (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer, red brown, textile ground, brown, green hiramakie, tsuishu, horn; Interior: fundame and eggshell
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