Inro, Japan, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Inro, Japan, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō decorated with meander scroll, lacquer, Japan, 19th century.
Museum description: Inrō decorated with a fret pattern in horizontal bands, with a stylized scroll at either end. Gold and silver hiramaki-e on a black lacquer ground. The ends are decorated with sprinkled gold surrounded by brown lacquer which extends down to the cord channels. The museum record gives material recorded as lacquer; measurements Height 9.5 cm; Width 5 cm; Depth 2.9 cm; place associated: Japan. These details come from the holding 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
- Dimensions
- Height 9.5 cm; Width 5 cm; Depth 2.9 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Roiro (highly polished black lacquer), gold and silver hiramaki-e (low relief maki-e)
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Inro
- Museum object number
- W.368:1 to 3-1916
- Museum system number
- O457933
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 materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.