Inro

Description

Inro or medicine case of gold lacquered wood, with four compartments, depicting the Seven Gods of Good Fortune in takamakie, and a nashiji interior, with an agate ojime: Japan, by Koma Kansai, 18th - 19th century

Museum reference

A.1930.298

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Inro

Production information

Koma Kansai, 1767 - 1835
Japan, East Asia

Date

18th - 19th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Agate

Associations

Depicted: Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland