Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird Seated on the Stalk of a Flowering Peony (obverse); Peonies (reverse)

Rectangular case with rounded corners and curved edges, divided into five sections horizontally. The obverse side features a bird with a red tail perched on a peony stalk with blue and red flowers and green leaves on a white background. The reverse side features red, blue and green peonies and leaves on a white background. The case has gold-colored edges resembling bamboo. The background of the image is brown. The reverse side has red numbers written in the bottom section.

Artwork details

Date:: 18th–19th century
Medium:: Gold lacquer, porcelain, white ground, red, yellow, blue, green enamels; Interior: plain
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 436 px
Museum record:: View original