Case (Inrō) with Painting of Courtesan at Night (obverse); House Gate (reverse)
Black lacquer container with two distinct painted sides. The right side features two Japanese women in traditional clothing walking together, with one holding an object; they are painted in shades of pink and orange. The left side depicts a house gate with a red lantern hanging near it, and a door with a grid pattern and yellow background. Both sides have decorative elements and are presented against a black background. The container has a curved top edge and a beaded bottom edge, by Shibata Zeshin.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Roiro (waxen) lacquer with sprinkled hiramkie lacquer and togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: silver shibuichi lacquer bead decorated with design of castle grounds; Netsuke: carved wooden sleeping goose
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 392 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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