Koma Kansai II
Inro Ensemble with Snake Designlate 18th-early 19th centuries

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Artist or Maker: Koma Kansai II
Japan, 1767-1835
Title: Inro Ensemble with Snake Design
Date Made: late 18th-early 19th centuries
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Inrō: Gold and green takamakie on pewter ground; Ojime: bronze; Netsuke: Wood, gold makie and brown lacquer, polychrome
Dimensions: a) Netsuke: 1 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (2.54 x 3.81 x 2.86 cm); b) Ojime height: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm); b) Ojime diameter: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm); c) Inrō: 3 3/4 x 2 x 1 in. (9.53 x 5.08 x 2.54 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Matthew Meselson and Jeanne Guillemin-Meselson, from the collection of Hymen and Ann Swedlow Meselson
Accession Number: M.2010.145a-c
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.