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Inro: Chinese youth seated among chrysanthemums

Period Edo Period (Japanese, 1615 - 1868)
Place of OriginJapan
Dateearly 17th-late 19th Century
Dimensions3 1/16 x 2 1/2 in. (7.8 x 6.4 cm)
Mediumwood
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.79C
Not on View
DescriptionFront: Chinese youth seated amid chrysanthemums. Reverse: 2 figures crossing bridge beneath cliffs and clouds. Wood, carved and coated with red lacquer, imitating the tsui-shu technique. Interiors: black.

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