Inro

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  • Inro dragon design, Japan

    Inro dragon design, Japan, 19th century. Museum no. W.195-1922

    Inro
    Japan
    19th century
    Laquered wood, abalone shell
    Museum no. W.195-1922

    Inro with a design of dragon in flight over water.

  • Inro with fish and sea creature design by Kakosai, Japan

    Inro with fish and sea creature design by Kakosai, Japan, 19th century. Museum no. W.158-1922

    Inro
    Kakosai
    Japan
    19th century
    Laquered wood, shell, horn, coloured ivory
    Museum no. W.158-1922

    Inro with a design of fish and sea creatures.

  • Inro silhouette design, Japan

    Inro silhouette design, Japan, late 18th - early 19th century. Museum no. W.164-1922

    Inro
    Koma Yasumasa
    Japan
    Late 18th - 19th century
    Wood, black and gold togiadashie lacquer
    Museum no. W.159-1922

    Inro showing performing figures seen through a shoji (paper sliding door).

  • Inro temple bell design by Ogawa Horitsu, Japan

    Inro temple bell design by Ogawa Horitsu, Japan, 18th century. Museum no. W.339-1922

    Inro
    Ogawa Horitsu
    Japan
    18th century
    Laquered wood
    Museum no. W.339-1922

    Inro with in the form of an old rusty iron temple bell.

  • Inro guri (cloud) design, Japan

    Inro guri (cloud) design, Japan, late 18th - early 19th century. Museum no. W.22:1-1923

    Inro
    Japan
    Late 18th - early 19th century
    Laquered wood
    Museum no. W.22:1-1923

    Inro with a design of guri (clouds) carved into coloured lacquer.

  • Inro elephant design, Japan

    Inro elephant design, Japan, 19th century. Museum no. W.159-1922

    Inro
    Japan
    19th century
    Laquered wood, ivory
    Museum no. W.159-1922

    Inro with a design of an elephant dressed in processional trappings.