Case (Inrō) with Design of Tortoises Swimming
Black cylindrical case with rounded edges and flat top and bottom. Two sections of the case are shown side by side. The top section is plain black. The bottom section has a design on both parts of gold tortoises swimming. On the left side, two tortoises are swimming. On the right side, three tortoises are swimming. The case has a braided cord around bottom. The background of the image is white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th–19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold and coloured togidashi; Interior: roiro and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 369 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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