A LARGE FOUR-CASE INLAID LACQUER INRO WITH DRAGONFLIES
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
first half of the 19th century
A LARGE FOUR-CASE INLAID LACQUER INRO WITH DRAGONFLIES Unsigned Japan, first half of the 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of rectangular form and lenticular section, bearing a lustrous roiro ground and finely inlaid with stained bone, tortoiseshell, and pewter-enriched lacquer to depict a dynamic group of three fluttering dragonflies.
Their slender bodies and translucent wings neatly detailed with gold hiramaki-e veins, while their eyes are inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The interior cases of roiro with gold fundame rims.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- lustrous roiro ground and finely inlaid with stained bone, tortoiseshell, and pewter-enriched lacquer
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- LENGTH 8.7 cm, HEIGHT 8.2 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 200169261
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.