Case (Inrō) with Design of Maple Tree and Stream

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
Museum record:: View original