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Inro with Peonies, Butterfly, and Cat
(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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Provenance
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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. |
Geographies
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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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
67.500