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    An inro (印籠, Inrō, lit. "stamp case") is a traditional Japanese case for holding small objects, suspended from the obi (sash) worn around the waist when...
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    century Japan. 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 Japanese to refer to...
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    An ojime (緒締め, lit. "cord fastener") is a bead used in Japanese 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 popular 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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    called kago (篭) (literally 'basket') after their woven basket base. Furoshiki Inrō "鞄" (PDF). 一般社団法人 日本皮革産業連合会 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 18, 2022. Media...
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    Clothing box decorated with peony scrolls, Joseon dynasty Korea, 17th century. Inro in maki-e Lacquer, Edo period Japan, 18th century Picnic Box with Design...
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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...
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    Japanese 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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    a crowd of samurai and gangsters, culminating in the presentation of the inrō that reveals the hero's identity. Afterwards, the hero passes judgement on...
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    Inro with Noh masks. (front and back) Edo period, 1800s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art....
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    Inro with Takarabune, by Kajikawa Bunryūsai, Edo period, 19th century...
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    (PCSG), and SRO Solutions. In 2021, Bentley acquired Ontracks Consulting, INRO Software, SPIDA Software, and Seequent Holdings Limited, and in 2022 acquisitions...
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    Inro depicting the kitsune no yomeiri. The reverse side depicting the bride in a litter....
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    the Edo period, inro became popular as men's accessories, and wealthy merchants of the chōnin class and samurai class collected inro of high aesthetic...
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    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...
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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 Japanese sword mountings...
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  • wooden clogs worn with traditional Japanese garments, such as the kimono inro 印籠 inrō, a case for holding small objects, often worn hanging from the obi; (traditional...
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    Russian submarines that fought the Cold War, New York: Basic Books,(2003) INRO Staff (1991). "New Historic Information on the Soviet Navy". Warship International...
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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 Japanese sword mountings...
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    Mitsumura Collection-. Nezu Museum. The World of Edo Dandyism From Swords to Inro. Internet Museum Pinnacle of Elegance -Sword fittings of the Mitsumura Collection-...
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  • decorative and practical objects, such as round fans, makie writing boxes or inrō medicine cases. He is also credited with reviving and consolidating the Rinpa...
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    Tawaraya Sōtatsu, with Raijin shown on the left and Fūjin right, 17th century Inro in maki-e lacquerware Kakiemon Imari ware hexagonal jar, flowering plant...
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  • showing off "the strength of 100 men" to overcome his enemies), Suke shows the inrō that reveals Mitsukuni identity, ordering the villains to surrender and accept...
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    netsuke and kiseru, on which animals and legendary creatures were carved, and inro, on which ivory was inlaid, were made. From the mid-1800s, the new Meiji...
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    Two Rats". The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Netsuke - Ikkan". "Inro, Ojime and Netsuke | Ikkan | V&A Explore the Collections". "Lot 107 - IKKAN:...
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  • was released on May 10, 2010 via the iTunes Store for $9.99 USD. Composers Inro Joo and Wonki Kim created the original soundtrack with the Czech National...
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    holding the perfume's glass vial, designed by Pierre Dinand, was inspired by inro, the small Japanese lacquered cases that were worn hanging from the obi and...
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    Cultural Property. Noh mask of the wakaotoko type. 16th or 17th century. Inro with Noh masks. (front and back) early 19th century. The traditional Noh...
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