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Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily

18th–19th century
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily
  • Artist: Nomura Chōkei (dates unknown) (Japanese)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 18th–19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Case: Powdered gold (maki-e) on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl, pewter, and ceramic inlays; floral decoration on risers in incised gold; Fastener (ojime): carved red lacquer with design of Chinese sage and pine; Toggle (netsuke): stained ivory carved in the shape of a farm woman and child (signed: Homin)
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Inrō
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.788
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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