Inrō
early 19th century (made)
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Dark silver metal inrō decorated with applied metal reliefs and incised with a standing crane beside reishi fungus on one side, and with a rising sun aboves waves and a pine tree on the other
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | incised dark silver metal, shibuichi (silver and copper alloy), shakudo (gold and copper alloy) and gold details |
| Brief description | Inrō decorated with a crane and a seascape, metal, by Kiyotsugu, Japan, early 19th century? |
| Physical description | Dark silver metal inrō decorated with applied metal reliefs and incised with a standing crane beside reishi fungus on one side, and with a rising sun aboves waves and a pine tree on the other |
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| Accession number | M.105-1922 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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