Lacquer (gyobu-nashiji, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e), gold, silverexpand_more
Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly given to the Center by the Peter B. McCord Collectionexpand_more 2013.29.1144a-e
Wrapping around the inrō, a sprig of bush clover emerges from the nashiji ground. The leaves of the plant are executed in gold maki-e and brown lacquer, and the plant’s flowers are formed from bursts of bright red lacquer. Large pods are decorated with squares of aogai.
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