Weiner Mihályné szerk.: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum Évkönyvei 11. (Budapest, 1968)

HOPP FERENC MÚZEUM — MUSÉE FERENC HOPP - Ferenczy, László: Japanese Inrö in the Hopp Museum

Fig. 8. 8. A one-case, pouch-shaped inrö, (Fig. 8). Black lacquer ground. The whole surface is covered with salient karakusa design (this is not discernible on the photograph). Internal channels. Inside nashiji. The trunk and branches of a plum tree in gold hira- and takamakie, combined with okibirame, in the style of the Körin school. On the lid three flying cranes in gold hira- and takamakie. A large silver knob in the form of a chrysanthemum on each side. On the sides of the removable case painted cottage, waterside with a bird. 5.8 X 7 cm. First half of the 19

th century. A late example of one of the oldest inrö types. 9. Inrö of large size, of five cases. (Fig. 9. a-b). Above and below the black ground turns into gold ground. Inside nashiji. Autumn landscape with riverFig. 9.