Tobacco box, Japan (W.147-1923)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tobacco box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number W.147-1923), made in Japan. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō, shell, with lacquered wooden lid, Japan.
Museum description: Natural shell inrō, the wooden lid decorated in red and gold lacquer and applied metal decorative patterns The museum records it as shell; wooden lid with gold and coloured hiramaki-e (low relief maki-e), takamaki-e (high relief maki-e), and applied metal, measuring Height 9.5 cm; Width 9 cm; Depth 5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lacquer, shell, wood, metal
- Dimensions
- Height 9.5 cm; Width 9 cm; Depth 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- shell; wooden lid with gold and coloured hiramaki-e (low relief maki-e), takamaki-e (high relief maki-e), and applied metal
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box
- Museum object number
- W.147-1923
- Museum system number
- O458584
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
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and date against a specialist reference.