Inrō with Chrysanthemums and Auspicious Characters for Longevity
Black lacquer inro with speckled orange and gold background. The inro has a rounded rectangular shape. There are two large silver kanji/Chinese characters on each side with one smaller character to the right. The left side has one red kanji character and the right side has one red mark above the kanji characters. Three white chrysanthemum flowers with yellow centers and blue shadows are scattered on both sides. The cord holes have cream-colored cord threaded through them. The background behind the inro is tan.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and red takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e on black and nashiji ground Netsuke: piece of coral Ojime: ivory bead with lacquer decoration of insects
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 411 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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