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Titolo dell'opera:
Inrō decorated with bamboo and pine trees under the snow, a cock and a hen
Autore:
Koma, Yasutada
Epoca:
1791 - 1810 - XVIII-XIX
Inventario:
I-0023
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 9.1; Larghezza: 6; Spessore: 1.8
Tecnica:
legno- laccatura
Descrizione:
A small rectangular box with convex sides and four internal compartments. Made of black-lacquered wood, the decoration depicts a bamboo and a pine tree under the snow, with a cockerel and a hen perched amongst the branches. The netsuke that fastens the himotōshi is carved in the round from wood in the form of two quails perched on cut stalks of ripe millet. The spherical ojime is made of cloisonné enamel, decorated with zigzag stripes in white, yellow, red and sky blue.
