Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Horses Beneath Flowering Cherry Tree
Black lacquer inro case with a red ground with gold specks. The case has a design on two panels. The left panel depicts a flowering cherry tree with white and gold blossoms on dark blue branches. The right panel depicts two horses beneath the cherry tree; one horse is red with a blue outline and the other horse is gold with a blue outline. The horses appear to be rearing up on their hind legs. The background of both panels is black with thin gold lines running horizontally across the case. The case has straight black straps at the top. The image displays the front and back of the case. The case is titled "Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Horses Beneath Flowering Cherry Tree" and is by an unknown artist.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, aogai, gold foil; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 399 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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