Inro with Netsuke
Mei (signature) :Tsuchida Souetsu (Kao)
Inro : H 8.86 cm or 3.48 inches x W 7.3 cm or 2.87 inches x D 2.49 cm or 0.98 inches
Netsuke : H 3.73 cm or 1.46 inches x W 4.7 cm or 1.85 inches x D 2.33 cm or 0.91 inches
Jidai (era) :middle Edo period Genroku era.
Special feature : :Tsuchida Souetsu was working at middle Edo period.
At that time, Ogata Korin also working for making Inro and others.
These Inro makers were trying to imitate Koetsu who was a top inro maker.
At he beginning, Inro was used as a tool to keep one’s
seal and vermilion inkpad inside. But the early Edo period, it changed to
carry some medicines. In travel, it became necessaries regardless of the
man and woman. A lot of Inro consists of the group of a small box from 3
to 4 steps. Several kinds of regular medicines were subdivided here.
As the Edo period neared its end, inro became increasingly decorative
and popular as fashionable accesories.
This item is that a design of the Ebisudaikoku(gods).
On the inro, god of the Ebisu caught a big sea-bream and a Netuke is engraved the god of the Daikoku by ivory which is crk brown nice color.
These inro and Netsuke is a set of item.
Ebisu Daikoku are well known god of the business prosperity from ancient period.
We recommend this fantastic Inro and Netsuke for your good fortune and prosperity.
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