Medicine case (inro)

Maker(s): Artist: Ogawa Ritsuo (1663-1747)

Historical period(s): Edo period, 19th century

Medium: Lacquer on wood.

Dimensions: H x W x D: 7.9 x 6.1 x 1.7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in)

Geography: Japan

Credit Line: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

Accession Number: F1944.33

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Container, Lacquer

Type: Medicine case (inro)

Keywords: Edo period (1615 - 1868), Japan, lettering, medicine, qilin, WWII-era provenance

Provenance: Provenance information is currently unavailable

Published References

Alexander G. Mosle. The Mosle Collection: Descriptive Catalogue... Leipzig. cat. 1710, pl. CXI.
The Harvard-Yenching Institute. Chou i yin te (A Concordance to Yi ching). Sinological Index Series, suppl. no. 10 Peiping. pp. 30-31.
Alexander G. Mosle, Henri L. Joly. Japanese Works of Art: Armour, Weapons, Sword-fittings, Lacquer, Pictures, Textiles, Color-prints selected from the Mosle Collection. 2 vols. Leipzig. cat. 1710, p. 45.
Ann Yonemura. Japanese Lacquer. Washington, 1979. cat. 49, p. 82.
The Sacred Books of China: Part II: The Yi King., 2nd edition. Oxford. pp. 167-170.
Victor Frederic Weber. Ko-ji ho-ten. 2 vols., Paris. pp. 422-425.

Collection Area(s): Japanese Art

Web Resources: Google Cultural Institute

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