Inro with White Lily

mid-19th century (Edo) L: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm); Inro H: 2 13/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 15/16 in. (7.2 × 7 × 2.4 cm); Netsuke H: 5/8 × W: 1 1/4 × D: 1 7/16 in. (1.6 × 3.2 × 3.6 cm) Citation Source image

A black standard (oblong) three compartment inro. On one side a lily in inlaid raden, the leaves in "takamakie" in silver. A butterfly in "takamakie" in gold flying just above the lily. A plant with red lacquer leaves in the background. Part of the butterfly's wing is at the t...

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Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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