The image shows a black, cylindrical inrō with a gold background and two panels. The left panel features a Japanese man with a red face and black hair wearing a red robe. The right panel depicts a sword with a red and black handle. The artist's signature is written vertically on the right panel. The inrō has a black border around the panels and a black lid with a handle. The background behind the inrō is beige.
Artwork Details
- Date
- late 18th–early 19th century
- Medium
- Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, black, and red togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; Nō mask Ojime: lacquer bead
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 564 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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