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Untitled, inro (medicine container) with netsuke and ojime

ca. 1800 - 1832
ca. 19th century
2 3/4 in. x 2 1/4 in. x 1 in. (6.99 cm x 5.72 cm x 2.54 cm)

, Japanese

Object Type: Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects
Creation Place: Asia, Japan
Medium and Support: lacquer, pink coral Ojime, silk, ivory
Credit Line: Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Percy T. Watson, class of 1903
Accession Number: 1997.520
The Inro was worn on a belt as an accessory. Pictured on the Netsuke is Daruma, the monk who brought Buddhism to Japan. In order to avoid falling asleep during meditation, Daruma cut off his eyelids.

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