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[[File:Inro.jpg|right|thumb|320px|An ''inrô'' on display at the [[Asian Art Museum]]]]
*''Japanese'': 印籠 ''(inrou)''
Inrô are small tiered boxes typically hung from one's belt, and used to carry a personal seal, and other small objects, including [[medicine]]s. A string connects the sections, allowing it to be opened, and to be pulled closed. A small bead called an ''ojime'', along with a toggle (''[[netsuke]]''), were used to pull it closed.
Inrô were often made of [[lacquer]]ed wood, and commonly with a ''[[maki-e]]'' decoration, though a wide range of variations existed.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
*''Japanese'': 印籠 ''(inrou)''
Inrô are small tiered boxes typically hung from one's belt, and used to carry a personal seal, and other small objects, including [[medicine]]s. A string connects the sections, allowing it to be opened, and to be pulled closed. A small bead called an ''ojime'', along with a toggle (''[[netsuke]]''), were used to pull it closed.
Inrô were often made of [[lacquer]]ed wood, and commonly with a ''[[maki-e]]'' decoration, though a wide range of variations existed.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]