Four-case inro with peony design on a geometric background
Yamada School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueThe sub-ground of dark lacquer with a nested-square geometric pattern in hiramaki-e of another color, the whole overlaid with gold foil and pressed onto the sub-ground so that the geometric pattern shows through, the lower areas lacquered red to leave the gold in fine lines; decoration in gold and aokin takamaki-e with extensive areas of gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 5.7 x 2.6 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in.)
Credit LineGift of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number18.224
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
Kajikawa School
early to mid-18th century
about 1875
Koma School
Late 18th–early 19th century
late 16th–early 17th century
