Maker: Unknown
Lacquer inro, with five divisions. Sanago ground design with very high relief, done in various lacquer work techniques and fragments of Haliotis shell. Benki and Yoshitsune.
On the reverse of the conch shell, there is a depiction of the staff, hat and beads of the Yamabushi (ascetic hermits). The top and bottom have giobu nashiji edged with haliotis shell pattern. The latter used also to decorate the cord runners. Lining and risers nashiji
18th century inro box, with the design added in the 20th century.
The large size of the inro indicates it was probably made for a wrestler.
Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest
Length: 10 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
18th Century
1700
CE
-
1799
CE
Lining, Risers
Accession number: MAR.O.17-1912
Primary reference Number: 204603
Raphael list number: 25
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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