Five-case inro with design of hagi and hills
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBrown/black lacquer ground, the upper part of the design and the sides covered in coarse and sparse gold hirame, the ground otherwise obscured by the decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e with gold kirikane; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 4.9 x 3.1 cm (3 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number18.222a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
mid-late 18th century
mid to late 19th century
En'ami Suô
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century
