Inrō
17th century - 18th century (made)
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Inrō decorated with an all-over pattern of bamboo and spiders' webs
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | rubbed fundame (dense gold powder), gold hirakmaki-e (low relief maki-e) and takamaki-e (high relief maki-e), kinpun (gold powder) and gold foil |
| Brief description | Inrō decorated with bamboo and spiders' webs, lacquer, Japan, 17th - 18th century |
| Physical description | Inrō decorated with an all-over pattern of bamboo and spiders' webs |
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| Credit line | Garner gift |
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| Accession number | FE.207-1974 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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