Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)
Gold and black inro with two panels. The left panel is gold with a textured background, featuring a monkey sitting on its haunches, holding a persimmon in both hands and bringing it to its mouth; the monkey has a red face. The right panel is black with a textured background, depicting a wicker basket filled with persimmons and leaves in gold and red. The inro has a rounded rectangular shape with a slight narrowing at the top. The panels are divided into three sections horizontally by thin black lines. Black cord borders the top and bottom edges.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, gold and silver hirame, gold, red and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: red lacquer, fundame and decoration; the interior risers decorated in gold and silver togidashi with various brocade pattern, key-fret, waves, etc.
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 297 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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