Inrō
Description
A traditional Japanese decorative container used for storing and carrying medicines, traditionally hung from an obi, or waist sash. It consists of three metal interlocking containers or chambers, with a purple coloured cord threaded through both sides to enable opening then re-sealing of the chambers. One side of the inrō is decorated with an incised image of a bearded man, and the other side with some landscape elements. At one end the cord has a an orange glass bead threaded through it, followed by a netsuke at the end, used to stop the weight of the inro from slipping through the obi. The netsuke is an ivory disc decorated with gold and silver flowers, sitting in a wooden casing.
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