Inro: (front) Aged Tekkai Sennin Projecting His Astral Self; (back) Young Sennin, Probably Gawa, with a One-legged Toad

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Inro: (front) Aged Tekkai Sennin Projecting His Astral Self; (back) Young Sennin, Probably Gawa, with a One-legged Toad

Place of OriginJapan

Date19th century

Dimensions2 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (6.2 x 7.1 cm)

Mediumwood with lacquer

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee

Object number

1950.118C

Not on View

DescriptionExterior: wood with gold, red, brown and black lacquers with cut gold inlays; Interior: glossy black lacquer with gold lacquer.

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