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Inro with map of Japan, 1670-1722

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Inro with map of Japan, 1670-1722
Inro with map of Japan, 1670-1722
Inro with map of Japan, 1670-1722. By Shiomi Masanari (Japanese, 1647 - approx. 1722), Lacquered wood with sprinkled metallic powder (maki-e) decoration. Gift of Dr. Joseph Kushner, 2014.6. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Inro with map of Japan, 1670-1722. By Shiomi Masanari (Japanese, 1647 - approx. 1722), Lacquered wood with sprinkled metallic powder (maki-e) decoration. Gift of Dr. Joseph Kushner, 2014.6. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

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