Title:
Case (Inrō) with Design of Old Man and Woman (Jo and Uba) and Pine Trees (from Noh Play "Takasago Spirits of the Pine")
Artist:
Minsetsusai Kyuho (Japanese)
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
19th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Ceramic and mother-of-pearl inlays and gold maki-e on black lacquer
Ojime: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves
Netsuke: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves imitating Kenzan design
Dimensions:
2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 3/4 in. (7.4 x 5.9 x 1.9 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number:
36.100.208