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Case (Inrō) with Lotus and Crab (obverse); Lotus and Tadpole (reverse)
Japan
late 19th century

Covered Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom
Japan
19th century

Tea Caddy with Design of Turtle
Shibata Zeshin
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Momotarō and Dog on the way to the Island of the Devils (obverse); Monkey with Pheasant (reverse)
Kogyoku Tokayo
19th century

Inrō with Chrysanthemum Blossoms
Japan
first half of the19th century

One of a Pair of Wine Cups (Sakazuki) with Mice’s Wedding
Japan
19th century

Box with lid
Japan
19th century

Saddle (Kura) with Stylized Flowers
Japan
Saddle: Muromachi period (1392–1573), dated 1491 (Entoku 3); lacquer decoration: Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century

Box with cover
Japan
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Fans
Japan
early 19th century

Incense Box with Designs of Pines Along the Shore and Young Pines
Japan
late 19th century

Table with Design of Pine and Plum Trees
Japan
19th century

Inrō with Sparrows in Snow-covered Nandina
Hara Yōyūsai
early 19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Fireworks (obverse); Design of Fan (reverse)
Japan
19th century

Tray with decoration of cherry blossoms and floating rafts
Japan
19th–20th century

Tiered Box with Design of Maple and Raft
Japan
18th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
Toyōsai (1772–1845)
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Fox Wedding Procession
Shibata Zeshin
19th century

Small Letter Box (Ko-fubako) with Decoration of Clematis Vine
Japan
early 17th century

Box for Incense Set with Design of Plum and Bamboo
Japan
19th century

Kimono Rack (Ikō) with Pattern of Peony Scrolls

Japan

19th century

Inrō with Cranes in Rice Fields
Japan
18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Frogs
Japan
19th century

Large drum body with decoration of war fans
Japan
17th century

Covered Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom
Japan
19th century

Incense Box with Design of Maple and and Mountain Scenery
Japan
17th century

Miniature Inrō with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves
Shibata Zeshin
19th century

Incense Box (Kogo) with Design of Autumn Grasses
Japan
15th century

Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom
Japan
19th century

Tea Container (Natsume) with Phoenix
Japan
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Nonomiya (Shrine in the Fields), from The Tale of Genji, chapter 10
Japan
early 19th century

Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom
Japan
19th century

Inrō with Bird on a Blossoming Plum Tree
Koma Yasutada
19th century

Portable Shrine of Miroku Bosatsu with Sacred Sanskrit Syllable
Japan
19th century

Writing Box with Design of the Tatsuta River
Japan
19th century

Writing box (Suzuribako) with Pines, Hawk, and Sparrows
Japan
18th century; lid probably relacquered in the 19th century

Box for Inkstone and Writing Implements (Suzuribako) with Geese against Mount Fuji in Moonlight and (inner lid) with Plovers by the Seashore
Japan
early to mid-19th century

Box (Sumiaka tebako) with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Plum
Japan
19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Landscape
Japan
18th century

Sake bottle with grapevine decoration
Japan
second half of the 17th century