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Inro Clock, Japan, 19th Century

Inventory Number 20158


Item type
Object
Provenance
Purchased 1959.
Primary inscriptions
None.
Object type
Clock
Dimensions
Height: 80mm Width: 59mm Depth: 33mm Weight: 194g
Inventory No
20158
Accession Number
1959-107

Description

Verge escapement; striking movement. The numerals in the chapter-ring are adjustable. Inro clocks are so called because their cases are similar to an inro, or medicine box; in use, it hangs from the girdle of a kimono. Wooden case.