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Inro: MAR.O.14 & A-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Lacquer inro, with five divisions. Gold lacquer ground. Front and reverse bamboo sticks, on which a flowering creeper climbs. Nashiji risers.
Recent decoration

Ojime black glass

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 7.4 cm
Width: 5.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Japan ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)
18th Century, Late
1750 - 1799

Components of the work

Risers

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.14 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 22201
Raphael list number: 16
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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