Four-case inrô with design of birds and millet plants
early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueBrown/black lacquer ground covered in gold hirame of medium grade and density; decoration in gold hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e, the millet-heads in textured brown takamaki-e, the birds originally covered in gold foil now worn away; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 6.2 x 5.1 x 2.1 cm (2 7/16 x 2 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number18.221a
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Late 17th century
Early 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
