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Inro: MAR.O.10-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lacquer inro, with five divisions. Aogai shell inlay, with a tree, peonies, rocks, and butterflies. Nashiji risers.

An old inro which has been redecorated, around 1900

Legal notes

Charles Brinsley Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 3.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Production date: before AD 1900 : Redecorated 1900

Components of the work

Inlay composed of shell ( aogai shell)
Risers

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Aogai
Lacquering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.10-1912
Primary reference Number: 204600
Raphael list number: 11
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Audit data

Created: Friday 17 July 2015 Updated: Friday 17 July 2015 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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