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Source Description
A standard (hexagonal) black and gold lacquer four compartment inro. A standing badger in front of autumn grasses looking at a full moon on one side of the inro. On the other side a stream and a continuation of the autumm grasses from the other side. The design in "takamakie" in gold and black lacquer, "togidashi" for flowers and stream. The badger in brown lacquer. The background in "roiro" with sections of "mura nashiji." Inscribed on the bottom of the lower case in gold. The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The cord channels are external. Together with a carved wood netsuke of a cluster of eggplants. Inscribed (Shurai) on the bottom of one of the eggplants.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33094
label
Inro with Badger Gazing at the Autumn Moon, with Netsuke
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
33094
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inro with Badger Gazing at the Autumn Moon, with Netsuke
description
A standard (hexagonal) black and gold lacquer four compartment inro. A standing badger in front of autumn grasses looking at a full moon on one side of the inro. On the other side a stream and a continuation of the autumm grasses from the other side. The design in "takamakie" in gold and black lacquer, "togidashi" for flowers and stream. The badger in brown lacquer. The background in "roiro" with sections of "mura nashiji." Inscribed on the bottom of the lower case in gold. The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The cord channels are external. Together with a carved wood netsuke of a cluster of eggplants. Inscribed (Shurai) on the bottom of one of the eggplants.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century (Edo; Meiji)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
inro
netsukes
ojime
boxes (containers)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.4
height
4.4
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
inro: 2 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (7.4 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Jokasai; [Signature] Shurai
med
lacquer, wood
creator_ids
6046
5258
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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