Inro

Description

Inro or medicine case of lacquered wood, with four compartments, with a landscape and chrysanthemums in gold lacquer on a powdered gold ground, and with a crystal ojime and an iron kagamibuta: Japan, 17th century

Museum reference

A.1930.321

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Inro, Ojime, Netsuke

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

17th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Crystal, Iron

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

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

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia