Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Hō-ō Birds in Flight among Flowering Kiri Branches

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Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Hō-ō Birds in Flight among Flowering Kiri Branches

Date: 18th century
Medium: Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold and silver hiramakie, togidashi, kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object ID: 59029

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