Five-case inro with design of cherry trees in Yoshino
Yamada Taigyo
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueBlack lacquer ground sprinkled with fine gold kinpun at medium density; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold kirikane and larger areas of foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold fundame
DimensionsOverall: 9.1 x 4.3 x 2.6 cm (3 9/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2346a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsInro
Collections
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Kajikawa School
early to mid-18th century
