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This round inro is decorated with an image of a single mouse feasting on beans. The theme is elaborated with a metal <em>ojime</em> (cinch) in the form of a cloth bag tied with rope—suggesting the food stores the mouse is raiding. The carved wood netsuke, or toggle, is in the shape of a mouse clutching a nut.
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97254
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Inro (Case) with Mice and Beans
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97254
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Inro (Case) with Mice and Beans
description
This round inro is decorated with an image of a single mouse feasting on beans. The theme is elaborated with a metal <em>ojime</em> (cinch) in the form of a cloth bag tied with rope—suggesting the food stores the mouse is raiding. The carved wood netsuke, or toggle, is in the shape of a mouse clutching a nut.
date
late 1800s
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en
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Q79481403
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Lacquer
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Diameter: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
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1916.885
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Lacquer on wood with color and sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e)
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Inro (Case) with Mice and Beans (鼠に豆蒔絵印籠)), late 1800s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Lacquer on wood with color and sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e); diameter: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of D. Z. Norton, 1916.885
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鼠に豆蒔絵印籠)
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Japanese Art
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Gift of D. Z. Norton
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2026-05-29 05:14:30.743000
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97254
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Lacquer on wood with color and sprinkled gold powder design (maki-e)
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