Inrō with Peacocks and Flowers

Koma Yasutada Japanese

19th century

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Artwork Details

古満安匡作孔雀蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with Peacocks and Flowers
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 and hiramaki-eNetsuke: Kintarō with forest animals on peach stone; ivory, mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell Ojime: melon; red bronze with iron and gilding
Dimensions: 3 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in. (7.6 x 7.9 x 2 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Object Number: 36.100.241
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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