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Tobacco Box with Turtles in Lotus and Grasses

c. 1760

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
Box: wood with color and metal, shell, and stone inlay; toggle (ojime): ceramic; netsuke: wood
Measurements
Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1919.569
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A tobacco container set, comprising a dark wood, barrel-shaped box, a patterned ceramic bead, and a carved toggle, is joined by brown cords. The box features an inlaid scene of a turtle amidst green bamboo and red berries, accented with iridescent shell fragments. A tan lotus leaf lid tops the vessel. Above, a white ceramic bead with red and green bands connects to a wood toggle sculpted into a cluster of turtles.

Tobacco Box with Turtles in Lotus and Grasses

c. 1760

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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