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Three-case inro in the form of a turtle

San'yu (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Carved wood, interior black-lacquered, rims gold-lacquered
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 5.5 x 2.8 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5841a
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro

Signed San'yu
三友
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.