Inrō with Bird on a Blossoming Plum Tree

Koma Yasutada Japanese

19th century

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Artwork Details

古満安匡作梅鳥蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with Bird on a Blossoming Plum Tree
Artist: Koma Yasutada (Japanese)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Black lacquer and nashiji ground with gold and silver iroe togidashi maki-eNetsuke: box with plovers; red lacquer ground with gold and brown hiramaki-eOjime: bead with flowers; shibuichi and enamel
Dimensions: 3 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in. (7.7 x 8 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.242
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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