Inro: (front) Pheasant under a Flowering Tree; (back) Flowering Plants and Butterfly

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Inro: (front) Pheasant under a Flowering Tree; (back) Flowering Plants and Butterfly

Place of OriginJapan

Date19th century

Dimensions3 3/8 x 2 1/16 in. (8.6 x 5.2 cm)

Mediumivory with shell and stone

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee

Object number

1950.116C

Not on View

DescriptionCarved ivory with shell and semi-precious stone inlays.

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