Medicine Case (Inro)
maker
Unknown
Date18th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumLacquered wood with gold, silver, and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with cutout gold foil and mother-of-pearl inlay on gold ground; lacquer netsuke and silver, copper, and shibuichi alloy ojime
Dimensions8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsBoxes
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU18e55
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Id719060
Last Updated8/14/24
Previous NumberU18e54.3
Previous NumberU18e54 (GC)
EmbARK ObjectID13420
Source ID2353
