Inro and netsuke
Inro and netsuke

Currently not on view

Inro and netsuke,

late 18th–early 19th century

Japanese
Late Edo period, 1603–1868
y1986-70 a-c

Information

Title
Inro and netsuke
Dates

late 18th–early 19th century

Medium
Lacquer and ivory
Dimensions
inro (a): h. 8.2 cm., w. 6.4 cm., d. 2.5 cm. (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in.) netsuke (b): h. 3.8 cm., w. 3.0 cm., d. 2.3 cm. (1 1/2 x 1 3/16 x 7/8 in.) ojime: 1.7 cm; diam. 1.7 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Professor and Mrs. Kenkichi Iwasawa
Object Number
y1986-70 a-c
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
inro, netsukes, ornament
Subject
bamboo, figures (representations), butterflies

–1986 Professor and Mrs. Kenichi Iwasawa (Princeton, NJ); by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum

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