Black lacquer inrō with a design. The top panel features a gold background with small gold flowers. A gold square design in the center contains a silver carp on a brown background. A brown tassel handle is on the left. The bottom panel has three horizontal sections with white Japanese writing. The background behind the inrō is beige.
Artwork Details
- Date
- second half of the 18th century
- Medium
- Three cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cut-outs, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black ground Netsuke: kagamibuta with Shōjō design Ojime: agate bead
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 261 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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