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Source Description
A carved wood "manju" netsuke with a gold lacquer hare's-foot fern ("shinobugusai"). A standard wood and gold ground two compartment inro. A maple tree which the upper part of a large drum and a curtain used in Bugaku are beneath. On the reverse a sho or pan pipe and three maple leaves. The design in "takamakie" and "hiramakie" in gold with some red for the maple leaves and silver lacquer. A background of greyish transparent lacquer on the reverse and top to allow the wood grain to appear. A plain interior. The cord channels are internal.
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Document identity
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23332
label
Inro with Drums and Pipes for Classical Bugaku Dance
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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23332
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Inro with Drums and Pipes for Classical Bugaku Dance
description
A carved wood "manju" netsuke with a gold lacquer hare's-foot fern ("shinobugusai"). A standard wood and gold ground two compartment inro. A maple tree which the upper part of a large drum and a curtain used in Bugaku are beneath. On the reverse a sho or pan pipe and three maple leaves. The design in "takamakie" and "hiramakie" in gold with some red for the maple leaves and silver lacquer. A background of greyish transparent lacquer on the reverse and top to allow the wood grain to appear. A plain interior. The cord channels are internal.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 19th century (Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
inro
netsukes
manju
ojime
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6
height
7
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
inro: 2 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in. (6 x 7 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
gold lacquer, wood
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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5e7b141cdb1b13f8