Case (Inrō) with Design of an Animal Biting a Feather
Black cylindrical object with rounded top and bottom. Two images side by side. Left image shows golden-brown animal with small ears, long whiskers, and blue eyes biting a feather. The animal sits on curled feather. Right image shows one curved feather with blue eye at end. Both images have black background with horizontal lines. Object appears to be made of lacquer with gold accents. Bottom of object has woven beige trim. Two black straps at top. Background behind object is beige.
Artwork Details
- Date
- early 19th century
- Medium
- Inside plain gold and black lacquer; outside gold ground with raised design, animal biting feather; netsuke, ivory carving
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 462 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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