Length: 7.700 cm
Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael
Asia JA 1945.10-17.405
Lacquer inrō
From Japan
Edo period,
18th century AD
Gold and black sumie togidashi makie
This
inrō is an exceptionally
fine example of the
It is signed by the lacquerer Kanshōsai and it is also inscribed with the name of the painter, Tosa Mitsusada, who created the design of shellfish and seaweed.
L. Smith, V. Harris and T. Clark, Japanese art: masterpieces in (London, The British Museum Press, 1990)
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