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Source Description
A standard (oblong) "tsuishu" lacquer four compartment inro. A design of pine, bamboo, and prunus in "tsuishu" carving on a red ground. The lower section of the inro with a diaper pattern of "asanoha." The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The cord channels are external. Together with a lacquered wood carved netsuke in the shape of a seated "shishi inu."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7713
label
Inro with the Three Friends of Winter (Pine, Bamboo, and Prunus)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7713
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Inro with the Three Friends of Winter (Pine, Bamboo, and Prunus)
description
A standard (oblong) "tsuishu" lacquer four compartment inro. A design of pine, bamboo, and prunus in "tsuishu" carving on a red ground. The lower section of the inro with a diaper pattern of "asanoha." The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The cord channels are external. Together with a lacquered wood carved netsuke in the shape of a seated "shishi inu."
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
8.5
height
6
depth
2.8
dimensionsRaw
inro: 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (8.5 x 6 x 2.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
none
med
red lacquer, wood, silver
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
275
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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cdf42e2c708c8b32