Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon among Clouds and Waves with Birds in Flight

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Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon among Clouds and Waves with Birds in Flight

Date: 19th century
Medium: Ivory, carved relief, incised, stained, aogai inlay; Interior: nashiji
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object ID: 58727

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