Inro with eggplant design
Artist
Shibata Zeshin
(Japanese, 1807 - 1891)
Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century
PeriodEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
CultureJapanese
MaterialsWood, lacquer, ojime, and metal
DimensionsH. 5 cm x W. 8.1 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB70Y350
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
On View
Not on view茄子漆印籠 銘「是真」
Single-case inro of this type were used as containers for tobacco.
Yamada Rakuzen I
Shibata Zeshin
