Case (Inrō) with Design of Birds in Flight and Seated beside Rice Sheaves
Case with rectangular, curved sides and rounded top and bottom. The background color of the case is dark reddish-brown. There are six horizontal raised lines on the case. The left side shows a gold design of a tree with several thin branches beside a group of rice sheaves. Two birds are flying near the top. The right side shows a group of rice sheaves with a bird sitting on top. Three birds are flying. Gold accents throughout. A thin white line separates the two sides.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquer, brown, nashiji, gold, black and red togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 362 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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