Japan: Courts and Culture: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
ATTRIBUTED TO NEMOTO

Model pheasant with inkwell

probably Meiji period

Silver, partly gilded, enamel, ivory | 12.5 x 23.5 x 6.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 17723

Jewel-like enamels have been used to pick out the plumage of this silver pheasant’s head, wings and tail. The term in Japanese for enamelling is shippō, or ‘seven precious stones’, suggesting the brilliance of the colours achievable. The model has a small inkwell hidden in its back.
    PreviousNext
    PreviousNext

    Quick Links

    Official Royal Residences

    Royal Collection Trust is a charity caring for the Royal Collection, one of the world’s great art collections. Income from your visit helps us to conserve and share the Collection so that it can be enjoyed by everyone, wherever they are.