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Inro: (front) Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, Seated on Rock; (back) Waterfall
Image Not Available for Inro: (front) Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, Seated on Rock; (back) Waterfall

Inro: (front) Kannon, Goddess of Mercy, Seated on Rock; (back) Waterfall

Place of OriginJapan
Dateearly 20th century
Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.5 cm)
Mediumivory with gold, silver, and green stone
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.115C
Not on View
DescriptionIvory, inlaid with gold, silver, and green stone. Interiors: plain ivory.
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Image Not Available for Inro: (front) Waterfall with a Descending Carp; (back) Ascending Carp
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Image Not Available for Goddess of Mercy (Kannon 漢音)
Goddess of Mercy (Kannon 漢音)
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Kozuka: (front) Kwannon Seated on a Rock; (back) signature
Kozuka: (front) Kwannon Seated on a Rock; (back) signature
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Image Not Available for Inro: (front) Chinese Boy Asleep over a Scroll on Table in front of Screen; (back) Artist Painting the Back of Screen with Acolyte Holding the Inkstone
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19th century
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Soten School
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Netsuke: Ebisu, seated with a basket of fish
Netsuke: Ebisu, seated with a basket of fish
Edo Period
late 19th-early 20th century
Inro: courtier collecting chestnuts fallen from a tree
Inro: courtier collecting chestnuts fallen from a tree
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