- An
inro (印籠,
Inrō, lit. "stamp case") is a
traditional ****anese case for
holding small objects,
suspended from the obi (sash) worn
around the
waist when...
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century ****an.
Initially a simply-carved
button fastener on the
cords of an
inrō box,
netsuke later developed into
ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship...
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expanded artistic expression, and
various tools and
works of art such as
inro are
highly decorative. A
number of
terms are used in ****anese to
refer to...
- An
ojime (緒締め, lit. "cord fastener") is a bead used in ****anese
inrō (carrying cases). It is
typically under an inch in length. Each is
carved into a particular...
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where the
designs would not be seen.
Inro and
netsuke became po****r as
accessories among men. Originally,
inro was a
portable case to put a seal or medicine...
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medicines is
inro.
Inro,
which originated in the
Sengoku period, were
first used as
practical goods, but
after the
middle of the Edo period, when
inro were gorgeously...
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drinking vessels, 512
pieces of
continental porcelain, 1,500 netsuke, 850
inro, over 30,000
bookplates and
miscellaneous items of
jewellery and plate, among...
- day of matches. Gyōji who are
promoted to the rank of san'yaku may wear an
inro on the rear-right side of
their belt. Both the top two gyōji
carry a tantō...
- ****anese
armour from the mid-19th century,
steel sword blades (Katana),
Inrō,
lacquerware including the
Mazarin Chest dated c1640 is one of the finest...
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remarkable level of
technical achievement and
refinement in
small objects such as
inro and
netsuke in many materials, and
metal tosogu or ****anese
sword mountings...
