Three-case inrō with embossed flower motif, ojime on cord, and ivory netsuke depicting two figures

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 3251.1-5
Type: bone objects; object for daily use; lacquers; inrō; netsuke; accessory
Date of production:
late 18th – early 19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials: ivory; maki-e; wood
Dimensions: netsuke:

height: 4.2 cm
width: 2.4 cm
depth: 2.5 cm

ojime:

height: 2.5 cm
diameter: 2.5 cm

inrō:

height: 5.4 cm
width: 5.4 cm
depth: 2.4 cm
Two-case inrō, in the form of a leather tobacco case, with an ivory netsuke depicting two figures and with a maki-e ojime.

Maki-e.