Inrô in gilded lacquer according to the takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirigane techniques, with five squares of a mountain lake landscape.

On the first side, there is a man on horseback, who is drinking from the stream. A samurai accompanies him, his sword in hand. Next to the pine tree are the things they would have left behind. In the background, there is a series of nets at the edge of the bank, the mesh of which is made visible by the inlay of mother-of-pearl in aogai.

On the other side, a woman is at work. There are two thatched houses, surrounded by pine trees. Above the waterfall in the background, there is a temple.

Interior in hirameji lacquer. On the top of the inro are three birds in flight in takamaki-e.

Japan – Edo period (1603-1868)

Inrô : height 3.5 in (8.8 cm) – width 2 in (5 cm) – depth 1.3 in (3.2 cm)