Case (Inrō) with Design of Urashima Tarō Riding a Fish among Waves (obverse); Dragon King and His Daughter on Shore (reverse)
Rectangular object with rounded corners, divided into two sections. Left section shows a man in a hat on a large fish in wavy water. The man holds a long object in one hand. The fish has detailed scales. Three wavy lines form the top of the scene. Right section depicts three people on a shore with wavy water below. One person wears a long black and white dress. Another holds a looped object. The third person wears a hat and holds an object. The object has a dark background with thin wavy lines at the top. Object edges are worn and have a rope at the top.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Metal, silver metal, incised, openwork, relief, applied metals; Interior: silver metal
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 519 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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