Case (Inrō) with Design of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune Fording a River
Rectangular object made of gold-colored material with rounded corners; images of seven men on each side. Left image: four men in back carry swords; one wears red and gray outfit; one wears a white robe; two young children in green outfits; one man with no shirt wields a staff; two men carry large swords; background depicts river with grasses. Right image: man in gray robe wields a staff; three children; one woman; man wears a hat; woman wears long black and white hairpiece; children wear green; background depicts grasses; object appears to have red border along top and bottom.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 19th century
- Medium
- Gold lacquer with gold hiramkie sprinkled and polished lacquer, nashiji (pear skin) lacquer, and mother-of-pearl, ivory, and wood inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Netsuke: wood-framed ivory plaque with bird and flower inlay; Ojime: lacquer Daikoku's hammer
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 375 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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