Manju decorated with iris
Netsuke: manju decorated with iris. Black lacquer with gold. Circular manju in two sections, decorated in gold, brown and black lacquer. The roiro ground is embellished with two iris flower heads, buds and leaves in gold hiramakie and further leaves in brown and black lacquer with gold veins. The leaves trail over the edge of the cover and onto the base. The inside is undecorated on the roiro ground. It has a central himotoshi.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 2.2 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa
1800
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Circa
1868
Decoration composed of lacquer ( brown and black) gold
Carving
: Black lacquer with gold
Lacquering
Accession number: MAR.O.13A-1912
Primary reference Number: 22094
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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