Inrô and netsuke, Shibata Zeshin
Lacquer ware
Japan
Subject/design:
On the inro, a bull under a willow tree, two butterflies above. On the back, a boy trying his straw sandal.
On the netsuke, in the form of an oval box, a hoe and a straw bag.
Materials:
Polychrome hiramaki-e (inrô) and takamaki-e (netsuke) lacquer
Date:
Late 19th century
Size:
8.4 x 5.5 x 2 cm and 1.7 x 3.1 x 2.4 cm
Place of origin:
Japan
Artist:
Signed "Tairyûkyo Zeshin" (inro) and "Zeshin 是真" (netsuke), Shibata Zeshin 柴田是真 (1807-1891)
Inventory number:
CB.LJ.1927.288
Copyright:
Fondation Baur
Photographer:
Marian Gérard