Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonfly Seated on Leaf of Flowering Plant
Cylindrical object with rounded edges made of brown material, possibly lacquer. Horizontal lines around the object. Decorated with gold leaf design, featuring a dragonfly and plant with flowers. The dragonfly has a red body and black and gold wings on one side, and is gold with black spots on the other. Red and white cord around top and bottom edges. Black cord and loop at top.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, aogai and other inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 603 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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