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Inrō and Ojime ensembleMomoyama period, 16th-17th century

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Japanese lacquer inro with four tiers decorated in gold geometric patterns on a black and russet ground, connected by a purple-gray braided cord to a jade green ojime bead and a gold-patterned spherical netsuke

Unknown, Inrō and Ojime ensemble, Momoyama period, 16th-17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Inrō and Ojime ensemble
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Momoyama period, 16th-17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603)
Medium
a) [inrō] black and gold hiramakie, and red nashiji lacquer with metal inlays; b) [ojime] stained bone(?)
Dimensions
inro: 2 1/2 × 2 1/16 × 7/8 in. (6.3 × 5.2 × 2.2 cm) ojime: 9/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in. (1.5 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch Collection
Accession Number
M.42.7.1a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art