Tobacco box, Japan
Record status
Individual type · partial
Tobacco box, Japan is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō in the form of a Daruma doll, carved and inlaid boxwood, Japan.
Museum description: Boxwood inrō carved in the form of a Daruma doll with inlaid eyes The museum record gives material recorded as boxwood; measurements Height 10.3 cm; Width 6.3 cm; Depth 5 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
- boxwood
- Dimensions
- Height 10.3 cm; Width 6.3 cm; Depth 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- boxwood carved in relief, with inlaid eyes
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box
- Museum object number
- W.99-1923
- Museum system number
- O458590
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 museum record and a specialist reference.