Inro with Shrine Gate and Figure Shooting Bird
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
mid-1800s to early 1900s
Inro with Shrine Gate and Figure Shooting Bird — Lacquer, made in Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912), dated mid-1800s to early 1900s. Physical description: lacquered wood, ivory, blue bead, gold leaf, pigment; Box: 8.8 x 5.2 x 2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in.); Figure: 1.7 x 1.7 cm (11/16 x 11/16 in.).
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Historical context
Held by Cleveland Museum of Art (object no. 2000.1002). The museum record attributes this piece to an unrecorded maker in Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912) around mid-1800s to early 1900s. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Box: 8.8 x 5.2 x 2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in.); Figure: 1.7 x 1.7 cm (11/16 x 11/16 in.)
- Materials techniques
- lacquered wood, ivory, blue bead, gold leaf, pigment
Identification
- Source note
- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- Lacquer
- Museum object number
- 2000.1002
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.