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With multiple small compartments joined with a woven silk cord, inro are small cases that can be worn on one’s obi, the sash fastening a kimono. This one has a metal <em>ojime</em>, or small cinch, with a pierced floral design and a wood netsuke (toggle) carved with an autumnal design of quails in millet. The netsuke can be used both to pull the inro out and to help keep it in the obi. Squirrels in grapevines is a popular autumn motif.
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97228
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Inro (Case) with Squirrels in Grapevines
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97228
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Inro (Case) with Squirrels in Grapevines
description
With multiple small compartments joined with a woven silk cord, inro are small cases that can be worn on one’s obi, the sash fastening a kimono. This one has a metal <em>ojime</em>, or small cinch, with a pierced floral design and a wood netsuke (toggle) carved with an autumnal design of quails in millet. The netsuke can be used both to pull the inro out and to help keep it in the obi. Squirrels in grapevines is a popular autumn motif.
date
1700–1868
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CC0
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en
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Q79481370
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Lacquer
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1
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Overall: 8 x 5.8 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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1916.86
Source extras
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Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e)
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Inro (Case) with Squirrels in Grapevines (葡萄に栗鼠蒔絵印籠), 1700–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e); overall: 8 x 5.8 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1916.860
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葡萄に栗鼠蒔絵印籠
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Japanese Art
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Gift of D. Z. Norton
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2026-05-29 05:14:26.746000
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97228
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e)
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