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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Containers (Hierarchy Name) > containers (receptacles) > <containers by function or context> > <containers for personal use> > <containers for personal gear> > sagemono
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Literally "seal caddy," these lacquerware containers were carried on the hip, suspended from the "obi" with a silk cord attached to a "netsuke." During the Momoyama period (1573-1615) they were used to contain seals, but they did not become popular until the Edo period (1615-1868), when they were used instead as medicine boxes.
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- inro [en]