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Case (Inrō) with Design of a Teahouse (obverse) Three Travelers En Route (reverse)
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Lacquer decorated with sprinkled hiramakie lacquer sprinkled and polished takamakie lacquer relief and nashiji (pear skin) lacquer; Ojime: ivory and gold lacquer bead; Netsuke: carved wood bird (signed Shuko), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1913
Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of a Teahouse (obverse) Three Travelers En Route (reverse)
Description:
Lacquer decorated with sprinkled hiramakie lacquer sprinkled and polished takamakie lacquer relief and nashiji (pear skin) lacquer; Ojime: ivory and gold lacquer bead; Netsuke: carved wood bird (signed Shuko), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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