Inrō with Dragonflies, 蜻蛉蒔絵印籠, Kōami Nagataka, second half of the 18th century


Inrō with Dragonflies, 蜻蛉蒔絵印籠, Edo period (1615–1868), second half of the 18th century, Japan, Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, red lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; dog; Ojime: carved ivory; persimmon, H. 2 11/16 in. ( cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 7/8 in. ( cm), Inrō, Kōami Nagataka (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century


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