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Source Description
This is a standard (oblong) black and gold lacquer four compartment inro. There is a design around the inro of partially raised bamboo blinds with clouds and three different types of chrysanthemums outside and in front of the blinds in "hiramakie" in gold and silver lacquer with "okibirame." The chrysanthemums are bold in design and made of inlaid raden, red and gold lacquer. There is red lacquer on one side and the inlaid raden on the other, all on a ground "roiro" and "jimaki." The interior is "nashiji" and "fundame," and there is an inscription on the bottom of the lower compartment. The cord channels are external. The inro is bound together with a carved, lacquered wood netsuke of a cock perched on a drum.
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Document identity
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2485
label
Inro with Chrysanthemums outside Veranda Screens, with Netsuke
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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2485
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object
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normalized
title
Inro with Chrysanthemums outside Veranda Screens, with Netsuke
description
This is a standard (oblong) black and gold lacquer four compartment inro. There is a design around the inro of partially raised bamboo blinds with clouds and three different types of chrysanthemums outside and in front of the blinds in "hiramakie" in gold and silver lacquer with "okibirame." The chrysanthemums are bold in design and made of inlaid raden, red and gold lacquer. There is red lacquer on one side and the inlaid raden on the other, all on a ground "roiro" and "jimaki." The interior is "nashiji" and "fundame," and there is an inscription on the bottom of the lower compartment. The cord channels are external. The inro is bound together with a carved, lacquered wood netsuke of a cock perched on a drum.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (Edo)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
inro
netsuke
ojime
boxes (containers)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); Inro H: 3 9/16 × W: 2 1/4 × D: 3/4 in. (9 × 5.7 × 1.9 cm); Netsuke H: 1 5/8 × W: 1 1/8 × D: 3/4 in. (4.1 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm) H: 7/16 × Diam: 9/16 in. (1.1 × 1.4 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Kyukoku
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gold lacquer, raden, coral, wood
creator_ids
6194
3944
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JPK
exhibition_ids
275
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3300
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1
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0
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photo
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