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Inro with a Deer and Autumn Plants
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- HK89-1
| Title | Inro with a Deer and Autumn Plants |
|---|---|
| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Lacquerware(H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo |
| Century | 18th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | Lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) decoration |
| Dimensions | Height 11.7cm Width 3.6cm Width 2.0cm |
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A single deer is squeezed into the long and narrow face of this inro, which would have been worn suspended from a man’s belt. The other side has a design of autumn flowers. Deer, which cry plaintively in the fall, are a symbol of melancholy and longing for an absent love.
Japan-Edo