Three-case inro with Idaten and demons

Hamano School (Japanese)

Utagawa Shigetsugu (Japanese)

mid-late 18th century

Medium/TechniquePolished black lacquer ground; decoration in gold takamaki-e with shell and kirikane; details including Idaten's face and hands and the demons in gilt-copper, silver and shibuichi

DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 5.2 x 2.1 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Major Henry Lee Higginson

Accession number18.228a-b

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsInro

Collections

Asia

Discover More

Four-case inro with design of mandarin ducks and a stream

Juei

Early 19th century

Five-case inro with design of cranes, waves and grasses

Kajikawa School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Four-case inro with design of a peacock and peahen

Kajikawa Ryûsho

Late 18th–early 19th century

Four-case inro with design of eboshi (court cap), pine and plum

Kajikawa School

Early 19th century

Four-case inro with design of butterfly dancers

Okada Kakusen

mid-19th century

Single-case inro with design of nesting sparrows

Shibata Zeshin

mid to late 19th century

Four-case inro with design of dancer's accessories

mid-18th century

Four-case inro with chicken and plant designs in roundels

Shibayama School

Late 19th century

Single-case inro with horse design

Shibata Zeshin

mid to late 19th century

Four-case inro with bird and cherry-tree design

Kajikawa School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Three-case inro with design of tigers and cubs

Yamada School

mid-late 18th century

Five-case inro with herdboy and ox design

early to mid-19th century