Inro: whisk leaning against a bamboo structure
Inro: whisk leaning against a bamboo structure
Artist
Kajikawa 梶川
(Japanese)
Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century
DimensionsH: 2 1/4 (5.7 cm)
diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Mediumlacquer
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1948.117C
Not on View
DescriptionFront: whisk leaning against bamboo structure.
Back: window, bamboo stalk, and lotus leaf.
Exterior: glassy black lacquer ground with gold lacquer, silver lacquer, and iridescent mother -of-pearl inlays; Interior: vermillion lacquer.
Kajikawa 梶川
19th century
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