Inro with Crickets Among Basketwork Fragments, and Netsuke

1st half 19th century (Edo)

4.6 cm 7.6 cm 2.2 cm

Citation Source image

A five part gold and black lacquer standard inro. The exterior of the compartments are decorated with stylized ferns ("shida"). The sheath with fragmentary basketwork of bamboo and two crickets ("suzumushi"), one on each side. The design on the compartments in gold "togidashi"...

Artifact

id
id
28086
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; 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/PL9_67.200_Fnt_BW_H66.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_67.200_Fnt_BW_H66.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_67.200_Fnt_BW_H66.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/67.200