Inro

Description

Inro or medicine case of ro-iro or black lacquered wood, with four compartments, with chrysanthemums in togidashi of gold and red: Japan, by Koma Koryu, 18th - 19th century

Museum reference

A.1930.299

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Inro

Production information

Koma Kyoryu
Japan, East Asia

Date

18th - 19th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.22