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{
    "localId": "20975",
    "label": "Inro with Cranes in a Stream and the Moon Rising; Netsuke with Flowering Plants",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/67.499"
}

{
    "id": "20975",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/67.499",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Inro with Cranes in a Stream and the Moon Rising; Netsuke with Flowering Plants",
    "description": "A lacquer square manju netsuke of flowering plants in an incense burner and a fan.A standard (oblong) black lacquer four compartment inro. Four cranes standing in a stream near a reed under a moon behind clouds on one side. On the other one standing crane amidst reeds in a stream under a cloudy sky. Four crest-like panels on the top of the lid and three on the bottom of the lower compartment. A dragon and a Ho-o are included on some of the panels. The design is in inlaid aogai (one crane on each side and reeds), a gold lacquer (gold foil) crane on one side and two silver lacquer (silver foil) cranes on one side all on a ground of black roiro. Scattered sections of nashiji. The interior of nashiji and fundame. The cord channels are internal.",
    "date": "19th century (late Edo)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/67.499",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "inro",
        "netsuke",
        "manju",
        "ojime"
    ],
    "iiifBase": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_67.499_Back_DD_T15-tms.jpg",
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_67.499_Back_DD_T15-tms.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_67.499_Back_DD_T15-tms.jpg",
    "imageCount": 2,
    "pageCount": 2,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall L with cord: 11 1/4 in. (28.5 cm); Inro H: 3 1/4 × W: 2 3/16 × D: 7/8 in. (8.2 × 5.6 × 2.3 cm); Netsuke H: 1 1/8 × W: 1 1/8 × D: 5/8 in. (2.9 × 2.9 × 1.6 cm); Bead L: 9/16 × Diam 1/2 in. (1.5 × 1.3 cm)"
}

{
    "cul": "Japanese",
    "inscriptions": "none",
    "med": "black lacquer, gold foil, silver foil, abalone shell, woodlacquer",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6194"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "3300"
    ]
}

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