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Summary
Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Because traditional Japanese dress lacked pockets, objects were often carried by hanging them from the obi in containers known as sagemono (a hanging object attached to a sash). Most sagemono were created for specialized contents, such as tobacco, pipes, writing brush and ink, but the type known as inro is suitable for carrying small things, and was created in the Sengoku period (1467–1615) as a portable identity seal and medicine container for travel.
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gold
inro
lacquer
metal
sagemono
asia
edo period
case
design
shells
background
seaweeds
rocks
waves
16th century
3 d object
metropolitan museum of art
japanese art
Date
1600 - 1799
in collections
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)