Inro

Description

Inro with four compartments, of ivory decorated with caparisoned elephant and Chinese children (karako) in mother-of-pearl, malachite and steatite, suspended from a kagamibuta netsuke of ivory set with glass and emamel, and held by a lacquer ojime encrusted with mother-of-pearl and steatite: Japan, by Shibayama Kazuyuki, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1958.199

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Inro, Netsuke, Ojime

Production information

Shibayama Kazuyuki
Japan, East Asia

Date

1850 - 1870

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Mother of pearl, Malachite, Steatite, Ivory, Glass, Enamel, Lacquer, Mother of pearl, Steatite

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

Credit

Given anonymously