Case, rectangular shape with rounded corners, primarily black with gold and silver designs. A tree with autumn-colored leaves and a stream are depicted on the case. The case is adorned with a brown cord threaded through a small metal ball and tied in a bow at the bottom. A carved brown bead in the shape of a fruit or nut is at the top of the cord. The background of the image is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th–19th century
- Medium
- Gold lacquer with dark gray ishime, gold, red, black, and silver makie, pewter, and mother-of-pearl; Ojime: bead with autumn wild flowers; Netsuke: rat eating peach; boxwood
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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