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Inro: whisk leaning against a bamboo structure

Inro: whisk leaning against a bamboo structure

Artist: Kajikawa 梶川 (Japanese)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions:
H: 2 1/4 (5.7 cm)
diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Medium: lacquer
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of H. A. Fee
Object number: 1948.117C
DescriptionFront: whisk leaning against bamboo structure.
Back: window, bamboo stalk, and lotus leaf.
Exterior: glassy black lacquer ground with gold lacquer, silver lacquer, and iridescent mother -of-pearl inlays; Interior: vermillion lacquer.
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