inro, netsuke, ojime, unknown maker from Japan

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inro, netsuke, ojime
inro, netsuke, ojime
inro, netsuke, ojime
1800s
inro, netsuke, ojime , 1800s
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: lacquer; glass; metal
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 9.3 x 3 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 2.8 x 3.2 x 2.3 cm
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.0160.a,b,c
Not on display
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Exhibition Label:
Asian Gallery, Summer 2003, Youmi Efurd
Inro were objects of personal adornment worn by Japanese men during the Edo period (1615-1868). Meaning “seal box,” inro evolved from small bags or boxes, which earlier may have been used to carry seals. The inro was held on a cord tucked under the sash and by the mid-seventeenth century was used to hold herbs for medicinal purposes.