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The rare, early example in tortoiseshell was made at the beginning of the Edo period, when inrō were first developed.
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Title: Inrō with Dragon in Cartouche on Arabesque Foliage (Karakusa) Background
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: rabbit in a boat; carved wood
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number: 91.1.688
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