Tobacco box, Japan (W.50-1928)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tobacco box in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number W.50-1928), made in Japan. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō in the shape of a tortoise, lacquer, wood and tortoiseshell, Japan.
Museum description: Inrō in the shape of a tortoise, with a tortoiseshell body and applied carved wooden head and legs The museum records it as tortoishell, wood, lacquer, measuring Height 13 cm; Width 7.9 cm; Depth 4 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
- wood, tortoiseshell, lacquer
- Dimensions
- Height 13 cm; Width 7.9 cm; Depth 4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- tortoishell, wood, lacquer
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box
- Museum object number
- W.50-1928
- Museum system number
- O458549
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.