Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant (obverse); Characters in Panel (reverse)
Rectangular, rounded-corner object with two sides shown side-by-side. The left side features a dark background with raised, swirling patterns and four sections of raised Chinese characters. The right side features an elephant with a decorative blanket on its back. The elephant is wearing a gold headpiece and a decorative covering on its back with a blue and orange square in the center; a red band; and gold and white fringe. The elephant has a gold and jewel-encrusted harness on its back, with white tassels hanging from either side. A gold, curved piece sits on top of the elephant's back. Background behind object is beige.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th–19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, black, gold, red hiramakie, takamakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 485 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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