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Four-case inro with design of eboshi (court cap), pine and plum

Early 19th century
Medium/TechniquePolished black lacquer ground with sparse gold nashiji/hirame and kinpun towards the top; decoration in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with kirikane; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 4.7 x 1.7 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2328
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ClassificationsInro
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ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910