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Source Description
This carved ivory netsuke depicts a standing "immortal" hermit, Gama Sennin, with his gourd, toad and staff on a platform.The standard (oblong) gold lacquer four compartment inro has a slightly rounded body. One of the compartments contains red seal-paste. The design on each side of the inro is of a hawk on a perch framed in a panel. The design is in high relief.
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Document identity
localId
9947
label
Inro with Hawk on its Perch and Netsuke with Gama Sennin and a Toad
core
obj
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object
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Source metadata
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9947
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object
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normalized
title
Inro with Hawk on its Perch and Netsuke with Gama Sennin and a Toad
description
This carved ivory netsuke depicts a standing "immortal" hermit, Gama Sennin, with his gourd, toad and staff on a platform.The standard (oblong) gold lacquer four compartment inro has a slightly rounded body. One of the compartments contains red seal-paste. The design on each side of the inro is of a hawk on a perch framed in a panel. The design is in high relief.
provenance
Wakai Kanesaburo, Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (late Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
inro
netsuke
containers for personal gear
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.7
height
5.3
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 7/16 x W: 2 1/16 x D: 7/8 in. (8.7 x 5.3 x 2.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Seal] In red on bottom of lower case: Ei; [Signature] In gold on bottom of lower case: Kajikawa saku
med
gold, red and silver lacquer, silver, ivory, silk
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5347
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JPK
exhibition_ids
244
3427
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1
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photo
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