Medicine in 19th-Century Japan

Japanese
Inro (four-case medicine box), ojime, and netsuke of Hanshan?
lacquer on wood with ivory ojime and netsuke
3 1/8 in. x 2 1/2 in. x 13/16 in. ( 7.9 cm x 6.3 cm x 2 cm )
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design
Japanese
Inro (four-case medicine box) with design of maple leaves and chrysanthemums, ojime, and netsuke
black and gold lacquer, glass ojime (bead)
2 15/16 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/16 in (7.5 cm x 5.8 cm x 2.7 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by a gift of Mrs. Ruth Sinsheimer and others, in memory of Joseph E. Sinsheimer, Professor of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Toxicology, The University of Michigan
Japanese
Netsuke of Sambasô dancer with moveable tongue
wood, with ivory face and feet
2 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 5/16 in (6 cm x 3.1 cm x 3.4 cm)
Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Japanese
Netsuke of man tossing demon-repelling beans, while a demon hides behind a screen
ivory
1 13/16 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in (4.6 cm x 5.4 cm x 3.5 cm)
Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Japanese
Netsuke of monkey head as Sambasô dancer with moveable tongue
lacquered wood with red and gold
1 7/8 in x 1 5/16 in x 1/2 in (4.8 cm x 3.3 cm x 1.3 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by a gift of Mrs. Ruth Sinsheimer and others, in memory of Joseph E. Sinsheimer, Professor of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Toxicology, The University of Michigan

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