<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">inrō</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>obis</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>netsukes</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>sagemono</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>inro</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ 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.  ]]></note></mads>