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Source Description
A carved ivory netsuke in the form of a seated and laughing Chinese sage with his hands to his right ear.An almost square dark brown lacquer three compartment inro of two Chinese sages. On one side of the inro is a standing Chinese sage holding a gourd (hyotan or hisagao) in a balustrade with trees. On the other side a seated Chinese sage holding a staff in a balustrade with trees. The figures are carved in applied tortoise shell, the setting in brownish-black takamakie and gold lacquer. Some touches of red lacquer. A nunome background. the top and bottom with a floral scroll design in gold. The interior with nashiji. The cord channels are external and made of a lobed metal design
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Document identity
localId
17565
label
Inro with Two Chinese Sages with Netsuke of a Chinese Sage
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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17565
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object
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normalized
title
Inro with Two Chinese Sages with Netsuke of a Chinese Sage
description
A carved ivory netsuke in the form of a seated and laughing Chinese sage with his hands to his right ear.An almost square dark brown lacquer three compartment inro of two Chinese sages. On one side of the inro is a standing Chinese sage holding a gourd (hyotan or hisagao) in a balustrade with trees. On the other side a seated Chinese sage holding a staff in a balustrade with trees. The figures are carved in applied tortoise shell, the setting in brownish-black takamakie and gold lacquer. Some touches of red lacquer. A nunome background. the top and bottom with a floral scroll design in gold. The interior with nashiji. The cord channels are external and made of a lobed metal design
date
17th century (early Edo)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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inro
netsuke
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
6.6
depth
2.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall L: 8 7/16 × W: 2 5/8 × D: 1 1/8 in. (21.5 × 6.6 × 2.8 cm); Inro H: 2 9/16 × W: 2 5/8 × D: 1 1/8 in. (6.5 × 6.6 × 2.8 cm); Netsuke H: 1 7/8 × W: 1 7/16 × D: 13/16 in. (4.8 × 3.6 × 2 cm); Bead H: 7/16 × Diam: 11/16 in. (1.1 × 1.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
brownish lacquer, gold, black, and red lacquer, tortoiseshell, metal; ivory
creator_ids
6194
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none
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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636668129f8bdae9
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no
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2
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photo
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c9d3b5a668527e31
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no