Maker: Unknown
Lacquer inro with five divisions, and a gold ground. Design in various colours and in low relief, depicting a monkey holding a gohu and seated on a rug.
On the reverse, a prancing horse held by a rope attached to the bridal and passing through a ring to be tied to a hook. The two cord channels represent posts. Fine nashiji risers and lining.
19th century inro, entirely redecorated in the Meiji period. Signature with red lacquer kakihan
Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest
Length: 6.7 cm
Width: 5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
19th Century
1800
CE
-
1899
CE
Lining, Risers
gold
Ground colour
Lacquer
Accession number: MAR.O.20-1912
Primary reference Number: 204605
Raphael list number: 30
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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