Four-case inro with design of rice plants
Kajikawa School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground; decoration in black hiramaki-e ('yamimaki-e'), the top, bottom and sides separated by a band of fine gold nashiji; interior brown lacquer
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 5.4 x 2.3 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2340a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
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ProvenanceLent by H. L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910
Early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Late 17th century