Object type: Inrō
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Nakayama Komin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1808–1870
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: late 19th century
Medium: Gold lacquer with gold hiramkie sprinkled and polished lacquer, nashiji (pear skin) lacquer, and mother-of-pearl, ivory, and wood inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Netsuke: wood-framed ivory plaque with bird and flower inlay; Ojime: lacquer Daikoku's hammer
Dimensions: 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.1 x 7.1 x 2.9 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Men|Women|Gods