Inro

Description

Inro or medicine case of dark brown lacquered wood, with four compartments, with wisteria in gold and shell inlay, nashiji interior, signed Shunsho: Japan, 18th century

Museum reference

A.1930.309

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Inro

Production information

Shunsho
Japan, East Asia

Date

18th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Gold, Shell

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