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Source Description
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" on a "roiro" background. The design on the sheath in gold "hiramakie" of two different shades on a "roiro" background with "uju nashiji." The crickets are of silver metal in high relief. The interior is in "roiro" and "fundame." The interior of the cases in black lacquer. The cord channels are external. Together with a porcelain netsuke of Fukurokuju (the God of Good Fortune) decorated with red, blue, yellow and black overglaze enamels.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28086
label
Inro with Crickets Among Basketwork Fragments, and Netsuke
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
28086
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inro with Crickets Among Basketwork Fragments, and Netsuke
description
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" on a "roiro" background. The design on the sheath in gold "hiramakie" of two different shades on a "roiro" background with "uju nashiji." The crickets are of silver metal in high relief. The interior is in "roiro" and "fundame." The interior of the cases in black lacquer. The cord channels are external. Together with a porcelain netsuke of Fukurokuju (the God of Good Fortune) decorated with red, blue, yellow and black overglaze enamels.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
inro
netsukes
ojime
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.6
height
4.6
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
inro: 3 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in. (7.6 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Kakosainone
med
lacquer, silver, porcelain with overglaze enamels, stone
creator_ids
4542
6942
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
275
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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