Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Persons with Wide Hats Pulling a Boat (obverse); Boat with Flowering Plants (reverse)
Black, rectangular case with rounded corners and a small knob at the top. The obverse side shows two people pulling a boat. The person in front wears a wide-brimmed hat and has a sack on their back. The person behind them wears a similarly wide-brimmed hat. Both people have their arms outstretched as if pulling on a rope. The reverse side depicts a boat on water with flowering plants. The boat has a curved bow and a flat stern. A flowering tree branch extends over the boat. The background of both sides is black. Gold and silver inlays are used for the designs.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver and brown hiramakie, takamakie, pewter inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 339 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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