Inrō with Owl and Crows in Tree

Date19th century

MediumBlack lacquer ground with gold and silver togidashi maki-e and e-nashiji Netsuke: seal-shaped with sheaf of rice around peony with pecking bird; ivory Ojime: woven ball; caved and pierced bone

DimensionsH. 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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