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Inrō with Autumn Ivy
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Four cases; lacquered wood with gold silver and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground
Netsuke: ivory; folded letter decorated with paulownia and Genji incense symbols
Ojime: oblong bead; gilt bronze with openwork design of autumn flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, H. O. Havemeyer Collection Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer 1929
Title: Inrō with Autumn Ivy
Description:
Four cases; lacquered wood with gold silver and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground
Netsuke: ivory; folded letter decorated with paulownia and Genji incense symbols
Ojime: oblong bead; gilt bronze with openwork design of autumn flowers, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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