Case (Inrō) with Design of Young Woman with Flower Basket of Plum Blossoms (obverse); Four Large Characters (reverse)
The image features an inro with a black background, divided into two sections. The obverse side has a young woman wearing a long blue skirt and a red top. She has black hair and is barefoot. The woman is holding a basket of plum blossoms in her left hand and a stem of blossoms to her nose with her right hand. The reverse side has four large silver Japanese characters, arranged in two rows of two. Below the bottom row of characters is a red seal. Both sides have a black cord at the top for suspension. The background of the image is a solid peach color.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Roiro lacquer with gold and colored sprinkled and polished makie, mother-of-pearl inlay; Interior: roiro, hirame & fundame; Netsuke: box with No dancer, Ojime: Bodhidharma
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 438 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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