Inro Depicting Peacocks and Peonies with Netsuke in Shape of a Clam

mid 19th century (Edo; Meiji)

4.5 cm 9.3 cm 2.7 cm

Citation Source image

A standard (oblong) gold lacquer four compartment inro. The design extends around the inro with a peahen standing on rocks and surrounded by peonies. A peacock is on the other side in the same type of scenery. The design is in "takamakie" of various shades of gold with "obikir...

Artifact

id
id
14352
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1878, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_67.402_Fnt_BW.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_67.402_Fnt_BW.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_67.402_Fnt_BW.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/67.402