Four-case inro showing a pair of Ho-o birds perched on rocks, clouds, wave pattern, 18th-19th century, Fusen, Japanese, 3 1/4 × 2 1/8 × 1 in. ( × × cm), Lacquer (hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kinji), silver, red, kirigane, gold foil, Japan, 18th-19th century, This ornate inrō shows two phoenixes in gold takamaki-e with red lacquer accents. Kirigane sheets add texture to the seaside rocks that the mystical birds perch upon, and the wandering clouds that obscure the delicately rendered golden waves. Silver powder adds definition and dimension to the edges

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Size: 5351px × 6131px
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Photo credit: © Penta Springs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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