Inrō
18th century - 19th century (made)
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Inrō decorated with stained and carved shell motifs of fish swimming amongst seaweed on one side, and shells and seaweed on the other. The risers are decorated with floral motifs in gold on a black ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | dark fundame (silver powder) ground, with gold, brown and red takamaki-e (high relief maki-e), carved and stained raden (shell) inlay. risers with a roiro (highly polished black lacquer) ground and fundame (gold powder) |
| Brief description | Inrō decorated with fish, lacquer and shell inlay, Japan, 18th - 19th centuries |
| Physical description | Inrō decorated with stained and carved shell motifs of fish swimming amongst seaweed on one side, and shells and seaweed on the other. The risers are decorated with floral motifs in gold on a black ground. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 702-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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