Inrō with Street Festival (obverse); People Watching a Puppet Show (reverse)
Two black, rounded rectangular panels with handles are side by side. The left panel depicts several people in traditional clothing, with one person wearing a large feathered headdress, and a person with a child in pink. The right panel shows people in traditional clothing gathered around another person, and a person kneeling. Both panels have figures painted with muted colors. The background of the panels is black, with a few visible horizontal lines, and a blue and white rope design is visible on the sides.
Artwork Details
- Date
- second half of the 18th century
- Medium
- Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: carved teakwood; peach with a monkey inside (signed: Kagetoshi) Ojime: carved teakwood with floral design
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 282 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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