Case (Inrō) with Design of Thatched Buildings Beside River Landscape
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A pair of bronze vases with a landscape scene, Japan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Because traditional Japanese dress lacked pockets, objects were often carried by hanging them from the obi in containers known as sagemono (a hanging object attached to a sash). Most sagemono were created for specialized contents, such as tobacco, pipes, writing brush and ink, but the type known as inro is suitable for carrying small things, and was created in the Sengoku period (1467–1615) as a portable identity seal and medicine container for travel.
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Date
1600 - 1699
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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