Unknown (School of)
Lacquer inro. A five case inro, six divisions, of standard shape. The silver lacquer ground is decorated in shades of gold, silver, black and red togidashi (hiramakie design covered with lacquer and polished until the design reappears flush with the ground) on one side, with a crested, long-tailed cocl bird seated on the branches of a red-leaved maple tree, and on the other side, a crested hen bird seated on the branches of a maple tree. The compartments and risers are gold nashiji (shimmering spangles); the shoulders and rims are fundame (matt gold). The cord channel is external; there is no cord.
An 18th century inro, redecorated in the 20th century
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 9.2 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912)
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa
1800
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Circa
1868
Compartments, Risers
Shoulders, Rim
Accession number: MAR.O.1-1912
Primary reference Number: 127138
Raphael list number: 1
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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