Inro with bottle gourd (calabash), netsuke with phoenix, ojime with boy and moon, Inro with netsuke and ojime. The five-part inro is decorated with gourd plants in takamaki on a gold-sprinkled surface, the gourds (partly in silver) and a fence (in mother-of-pearl) are inlaid. The netsuke is decorated with a phoenix, the ojime is cut into a little boy looking at the moon. (the netsuke and ojime were added later), anonymous, Japan, c. 1700 - c. 1800, lacquer (coating), wood (plant material), bone (material), mother of pearl, gold (metal), silver (metal), h cm h cm d cm

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Inro with bottle gourd (calabash), netsuke with phoenix, ojime with boy and moon, Inro with netsuke and ojime. The five-part inro is decorated with gourd plants in takamaki on a gold-sprinkled surface, the gourds (partly in silver) and a fence (in mother-of-pearl) are inlaid. The netsuke is decorated with a phoenix, the ojime is cut into a little boy looking at the moon. (the netsuke and ojime were added later), anonymous, Japan, c. 1700 - c. 1800, lacquer (coating), wood (plant material), bone (material), mother of pearl, gold (metal), silver (metal), h cm h cm d cm

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