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Source Description
A standard (slightly rounded top and bottom) black ground three compartment inro. Design consists of a flying sparrow on one side with two more on the other. Part of the wing of one sparrow wraps around the case to the other side. The sparrows are in takamakie in brown, grey, and black lacquer. The top section of the inro with mura-nashiji in gold and with some subtle use of red. All of this on a black roiro ground. The interior in kinji or fundame. The cord channels are internal.A wood carved manju netsuke with a raden (mother-of-pearl) inlaid butterfly flying over two chrysanthemums of the same material.
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Document identity
localId
24337
label
Inro with Three Flying Sparrows; Netsuke with Butterfly and Chrysanthemum
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obj
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Source metadata
id
24337
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object
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normalized
title
Inro with Three Flying Sparrows; Netsuke with Butterfly and Chrysanthemum
description
A standard (slightly rounded top and bottom) black ground three compartment inro. Design consists of a flying sparrow on one side with two more on the other. Part of the wing of one sparrow wraps around the case to the other side. The sparrows are in takamakie in brown, grey, and black lacquer. The top section of the inro with mura-nashiji in gold and with some subtle use of red. All of this on a black roiro ground. The interior in kinji or fundame. The cord channels are internal.A wood carved manju netsuke with a raden (mother-of-pearl) inlaid butterfly flying over two chrysanthemums of the same material.
date
1825-1875
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
inro
netsuke
manju
ojime
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall L: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Netsuke H: 1 7/16 × Diam: 13/16 in. (3.6 × 2 cm); Inro H: 2 15/16 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 7/8 in. (7.4 × 7.7 × 2.2 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
black lacquer; brown, grey, gold, and red lacquer over wood; wood, mother-of-pearl
creator_ids
6194
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none
exhibition_ids
3300
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8a16cb002a6efa84
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2
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photo
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6303dabe1c4e8e9b
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