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Tanabata Inrō
Tanabata Inrō
by Nomura Kyūkoku
Edo Japan · Nomura Kyūkoku · early 19th c.
A three-case lacquer inrō (small nested box) depicting the Weaver and the Herdboy — the two Tanabata star-lovers, separated by the Milky Way and reunited once a year.