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The traditional Japanese garment, the kimono, had no pockets, and men first used the <i>inro</i> to carry daily necessities. From the late 1500s onwards, men wore it suspended from their sashes by a silk cord and netsuke (toggle). However it rapidly became a costly fashion accessory of little or no practical use.\r\nAlthough lacquer craftsmen could create their own original designs, they also adapted designs by leading painters, past or present. A painting could usually be adapted to one side of an <i>inro</i> quite easily. This example is signed by the lacquer worker, who acknowledges the origin of the design as the painter Kano Tsunenobu (1636-1713). Unfortunately no corresponding painting by Tsunenobu has been found.","physicalDescription":"The inrō, of rectangular form and elliptical cross-section, is decorated with a raised eagle in gold foil flying over waves breaking on rocks on a black lacquer ground.  The interior is of nashiji ('pear skin' ground) lacquer. 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