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Inro with Design of Leaves and Grasses, and Netsuke in the Form of Hotei, the God of Happiness

Artist/Maker
Date19th century
MediumLacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl (inro) and ivory (netsuke)
DimensionsOverall (inro): 3 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (9.5 × 4.8 × 2.9 cm)
Overall (netsuke): 1 7/8 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (4.8 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.558A-B
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian