英語の後に日本語が続きます。
This white case, measuring 6 cm long by 3 cm wide, is an inro (medicine case) featuring a chrysanthemum and butterfly design. Crafted in 19th-century Japan, it showcases Shibayama inlay—a lacquer art form distinguished by high-relief carved inlays made of shell, coral, tortoiseshell, and ivory.
This white case, measuring 6 cm long by 3 cm wide, is an inro (medicine case) featuring a chrysanthemum and butterfly design. Crafted in 19th-century Japan, it showcases Shibayama inlay—a lacquer art form distinguished by high-relief carved inlays made of shell, coral, tortoiseshell, and ivory.
No longer used today, inro are now appreciated as art pieces. They are also famously known as the signature symbol of Mitsukuni Tokugawa (1628–1701) in Mito Komon, a Japanese historical drama set in the Edo period.
In the drama, Mitsukuni, a former vice-shogun, travels across the country disguised as a retired merchant from Niigata Prefecture. In every episode, he uncovers injustice perpetrated by corrupt officials, wealthy merchants, or gangsters. He punishes these villains by revealing his true identity using his inro (medicine case), which bears the hollyhock crest. During the Edo period, only the Tokugawa family was permitted to use this crest.
An inro is just a small medicine case, generally used with a netsuke as shown in the picture below that I found at the Tokyo National Museum. Now, with this easy-to-understand drawing, you can see how to wear them!
In the drama, Mitsukuni, a former vice-shogun, travels across the country disguised as a retired merchant from Niigata Prefecture. In every episode, he uncovers injustice perpetrated by corrupt officials, wealthy merchants, or gangsters. He punishes these villains by revealing his true identity using his inro (medicine case), which bears the hollyhock crest. During the Edo period, only the Tokugawa family was permitted to use this crest.
This drama has a very famous line, 'Silence! Do you not see this crest? Who do you think stands before you?! This is none other than the former Vice-Shogun, Lord Mitsukuni Tokugawa! Bow your heads! Fall to your knees!' This is so famous in Japan (and funny to me) that even those who've never watched the show must recognize this line.
An inro is just a small medicine case, generally used with a netsuke as shown in the picture below that I found at the Tokyo National Museum. Now, with this easy-to-understand drawing, you can see how to wear them!
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| Inro (medicine case) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design 菊花蝶象嵌印籠 |
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| Gorgeous medicine case! 豪華！ |
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| How to wear inro and netsuke 印籠と根付の使い方 |
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「菊花蝶象嵌印籠 根付線刻銘『芝山作』（19世紀）」です。「菊花蝶象嵌印籠」はまだ理解できるのですが「芝山って何？」と思って調べたところ、「レリーフ状の彫刻と象嵌を特徴とした華やかな装飾技法」だとのこと。華やかかつ精巧です。
印籠といって思い出すのは何といっても「水戸黄門」。印籠というとそのイメージしかなかったのですが、先日たまたま、東京国立博物館で印籠と根付の使い方を描いた絵を発見！言葉より絵で見ると一発です。
印籠にせよ根付にせよ、職人の技術の粋の結晶であり、「日本のものづくり精神」を体現したもの。その美しさにいつも頭が下がります。
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