Four-case inro showing flowering clover plant, Koma Kyūhaku, Early 18th century, Minneapolis Institu
Four-case inro showing flowering clover plant, Koma Kyūhaku, Early 18th century, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Artfive parts; brown background with gold flecks; oval-shaped bush clover foliage; red flowers near bottom and center on opposite sideWrapping 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.Size: 3 ¼ × 2 3/16 × 1 in. (8.26 × 5.56 × 2.54 cm)Medium: Lacquer, gyobu-nashiji, gold, silver, red hiramakie, takamakiehttps://collections.artsmia.org/art/116904/ -- source link
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