Rectangular object with rounded corners, copper-colored with darker copper-colored lines running horizontally across. A black cord loops through a round wooden bead at the top and then through a dark metal monkey figure on the right. The cord is tied in a bow at the bottom. A duck and a swan are on the front. The background is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- second half 19th century
- Medium
- Inrō: four cases; gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on red lacquer ground; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: Kappa; carved wood
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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