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Lacquer and coral inro. A four case inro with five divisions, of standard shape. The roiro (black lacquer polished to a deep gloss) ground is decorated in shades of gold & silver hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) & takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) with a branch of hozuki with leaves and two fruits-the fruits are of inlaid coral.
The reverse is decorated with a cricket, its gold body inlaid with aogai (small pieces of inlaid blue-green shell), beneath an opened hozuki fruit. The compartments and risers are nashiji (shimmering spangles) and the rims and shoulders fundame (matt gold).
The inro has been signed 'Koma Kwansai', but was probably produced by a pupil.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 8.5 cm
Width: 5.9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Edo Period (1615-1868)
19th Century, Early#
1800
CE
-
1850
CE
Cricket Inlay
composed of
shell
( aogai)
Cricket
composed of
gold
Rims, Shoulders
composed of
gold
Compartments, Risers
Hiramakie
Takamakie
Roiro
Lacquering
Accession number: MAR.O.13 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 22195
Raphael list number: 15
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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