Ogawa Haritsu

A group of inro by Haritsu (left and right) and his student Kanô Jukkyoku (middle two), on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ogawa Haritsu was an illustrator and lacquerware designer of the late 17th to mid-18th centuries. His works include Chichi no on, a 1730 book he illustrated alongside Hanabusa Ippô in memory of kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjûrô I.

Haritsu's students included Kanô Jukkyoku, who also became a notable inro designer.

References

  • Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum.[1]
  • Roger Keyes, Ehon: The Artist and the Book in Japan, New York Public Library (2006), 72-74.