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Inro with Peonies, Butterfly, and Cat

Japanese (Artist)
19th century (Edo)
black lacquer, silver foil, cloisonné enamel on copper
(Japan and Korea )

This oblong inro has four compartments and is decorated with enamels on a black roiro ground. On one side of the inro two butterflies fly over peonies and on the other side a butterfly flies over a sleeping cat. The design is in colored cloisonné of green, white and red for the peonies and shades of yellow and violet for the cat.

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

Exhibitions

2014-2016 From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.
1989-1990 Japanese Cloisonne Enamels, Fisher Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
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Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

Overall L with cord: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm); Inro H: 2 15/16 × W: 2 1/16 × D: 13/16 in. (7.5 × 5.2 × 2.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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67.500

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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