Inrō with Tanabata Story of the Weaver and the Herdboy by Nomura Kyūkoku. Rectangular object made of shiny material with shades of gray and white resembling mother of pearl; the object consists of several horizontal sections; a shiny gold-colored decoration of a house or building; a purple cord threaded through a small hole at the top; the cord has a gold and black bead; the cord extends up and out of the top; a gold-colored circular object with tree branches and several black and green birds; the background is light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- active first half of the19th century
- Medium
- Three cases; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and ivory inlay on mother-of-pearl ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; flowers and grasses with silver butterflies; Ojime: silver and gold quail in autumn grasses
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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