inro
Americannoun
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inro
plural
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Etymology
Origin of inro
1610–20; < Japanese inrō < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese yìn signature seal, chop + lǒng round lidded container; the inro was originally used to carry one's chop
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The inro from Evergreen features rare blue-lacquer work; the round netsuke, at the top of the cord, has a chrysanthemum design.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
In addition to netsuke, the collection includes inro — boxes held in place by a netsuke.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
Reggie collected Buddhas, Chinese snuff-bottles and lacquered medicine cases—called inro in Japanese.
From Kimono by John Paris
One within the other—like the little lacquered boxes of an inro?'
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
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