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Four-case inro with design of tea-ceremony utensils and wisteria
Four-case inro with design of tea-ceremony utensils and wisteria

Four-case inro with design of tea-ceremony utensils and wisteria

Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniquePolished black lacquer ground; decoration in colored takamaki-e and onlay of ivory and other materials; risers with star-diaper pattern in chinkinbori technique, interiors black lacquer; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2305
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ClassificationsInro
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ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910