Four-case inro with design of mandarin ducks and a stream
Juei
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground visible only in the stream and otherwise covered in continuous gold lacquer (at the top) and fine gold kinpun at medium density; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold kirikane and details in gold foil and shell; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 5.5 x 2.1 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2365a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
early to mid-19th century
En'ami Suô
early to mid-18th century
Late 17th century
Early 19th century
