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Source Description
A carved lacquered wood netsuke in the form of a turtle.A standard (oblong) black lacquer seven compartment inro. The design in hiramakie in gold with some silver and red lacquer and inlaid glass and ivory. The background of black roiro. The interior of nashiji and fundame. Flowering grasses, two crickets and a firefly on both sides. The cord channels are external.
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Document identity
localId
26804
label
Inro with Flowering Autumn Grasses, Fireflies, and Crickets; Netsuke of a Turtle
core
obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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26804
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inro with Flowering Autumn Grasses, Fireflies, and Crickets; Netsuke of a Turtle
description
A carved lacquered wood netsuke in the form of a turtle.A standard (oblong) black lacquer seven compartment inro. The design in hiramakie in gold with some silver and red lacquer and inlaid glass and ivory. The background of black roiro. The interior of nashiji and fundame. Flowering grasses, two crickets and a firefly on both sides. The cord channels are external.
date
early 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
inro
netsuke
ojime
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Inro H: 3 1/4 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 1 1/16 in. (8.2 × 5.3 × 2.7 cm); Netsuke H: 1/2 × W: 1 1/4 × D: 1 15/16 in. (1.3 × 3.2 × 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
black, gold, silver, and red lacquer, ivory, glass over wood; lacquer over wood
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
275
3300
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a63a26edbdc28203
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1a7b1184276e3332
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no
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no