Case (Inrō) with Design of People Catching Fireflies
A work by Koma Kōryū. It reflects the Neoclassical & Romantic era in Japan. Today it is held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Medium
- Roiro (waxen) lacquer with decoration in togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer and nashiji (pear-skin) lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: metal (zogan) inlay with spider; Netsuke: carved wood with stone inlay of snail on broken roof tile
- Dimensions
- 3 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.6 x 4.8 x 2.8 cm)
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