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Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō
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Tortoiseshell and Basketry Inrō

17th century

Inrō: single case; tortoiseshell under rattan “net” covered with lacquer (urushi); ojime: flower petals, brushwood; patinated copper with mixed-metal inlays; netsuke: turtle; carved wood
Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
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Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

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