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Source Description
A standard wide (horizontal oblong) black and gold lacquer two compartment inro. Two sparrows perched on bamboo which extends around the inro. The birds in black, brown and grey lacquer in hiramakie with glass inlaid eyes. The bamboo leaves with inlaid aogai on a ground of black roiro with mura-nashiji in gold and red. The interior with nashiji and fundame. The cord channels are internal.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38644
label
Inro with Two Sparrows on Bamboo with Netsuke of a Rat on a Clam Shell
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
38644
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inro with Two Sparrows on Bamboo with Netsuke of a Rat on a Clam Shell
description
A standard wide (horizontal oblong) black and gold lacquer two compartment inro. Two sparrows perched on bamboo which extends around the inro. The birds in black, brown and grey lacquer in hiramakie with glass inlaid eyes. The bamboo leaves with inlaid aogai on a ground of black roiro with mura-nashiji in gold and red. The interior with nashiji and fundame. The cord channels are internal.
date
late 18th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
inro
netsuke
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9
height
4
depth
21.5
dimensionsRaw
Overall L: 3 9/16 × W: 1 9/16 × D: 8 7/16 in. (9 × 4 × 21.5 cm); Netsuke H: 1 5/16 × W: 1 15/16 × D: 1 9/16 in. (3.4 × 4.9 × 4 cm); Inro H: 3 × W: 3 9/16 × D: 7/8 in. (7.6 × 9 × 2.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
nanpin ga gyonen hachijuni o
tojusai; [Translation] Tojusai
now 82 years old [made this after] a painting by Nanpin
med
black and gold lacquer; brown and grey lacquer, glass, abalone shell; ivory
creator_ids
2945
4045
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
275
2687
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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