Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke, accession number 9-12548a,b, described as Inro and Netsuke: the inro (a) is a lacquer case of five nesting sections, with raised cord guides. Decoration in gold sprinkled lacquer and black unpolished lacquer (hana-nuri). One side shows two thatched buildings depicted in light sprinkled gold on the black surface, with heavier gold lines for detail. Stream in foreground, rock with small rectabgles of gold foil inlay (okibarame), and willow trees, in slight relief: (hira-maki-e). - in the background. Reverse side shows stream, black pine trees, and mountains in the background. Much of the ground has the inlaid rectabgles of gold. Plain surfaces in dull even sprinkled gold, (fundame). Interior: Nashiji = coarse sprinkles of gold on black ground covered by red tinted transparent lacquer. (b) Netsuke: wood carving representing abalone with two small shells on top forming cord hole. Signature on one side. L. (a) 8cm.; (b) 4.3cm.