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Four-case inro with design of hares and tokusa (scouring rushes)
Four-case inro with design of hares and tokusa (scouring rushes)

Four-case inro with design of hares and tokusa (scouring rushes)

Yamada Tsunesuke
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueFine gold nashiji ground; decoration in gold, silver and black low takamaki-e with gold foil and shell on the scouring rushes; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 6.6 x 1.8 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2331
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ClassificationsInro
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ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910