A brown, cylindrical, Japanese inrō with a rounded rectangular shape and flat top and bottom. The inrō is decorated on the front with an oval design featuring gold clouds and a gold and brown scene depicting fireflies and a clamshell. A dark brown cord with a metal and gold bead threaded on it emerges from the top of the inrō, and a figurine of a man sits on a ball at the end of the cord. The man wears a white shirt and a brown outfit with a black hat. He sits on a ball with a design resembling a sun. The background is light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 18th century
- Medium
- Case: powdered gold and silver (maki-e) and gold foil on red lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; Fastener (ojime): silver with design of bird and flowers in gold; Toggle (netsuke): carved ivory and colored lacquer with design of Daikoku in ivory and carnelian inlays
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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