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Inro with Cranes Soaring by Mount Fuji, and Netsuke of a Turtle
(Japan and Korea )
A standard gold lacquer ground four case inro. A design with four cranes flying on one side and five on the other in front of Mount Fuji. Design in "hiramakie" on the mountain and "okibirame" in gold and silver on the birds and Mt. Fuji all on a background of "mura-nashiji." The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The rims in "kinji." Inscribed in gold lacquer on the bottom of the lower case. Together with a carved wood netsuke in the form of a tortoise.
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 11/16 in. (8 x 5.5 x 1.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
67.388