Oval inro with ojime and netsuke, decorated with engraved flowers and butterflies

Made:
Japan
Silver inro, oval body, pulls apart in the centre

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Silver inro, oval body, pulls apart in the centre
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Silver inro, oval body, pulls apart in the centre, with cord passing through a tube around the outer rim, with ojime and netsuke, engraved flowers and butterflies on inro and netsuke, Japanese

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A642197
Materials:
silver, string and complete
Measurements:
inro: 40 mm x 40 mm x 20 mm,
including cord and netsuke: 60 mm
type:
inro, ojime and netsuke
credit:
Glendining