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Inro with Three Flying Sparrows; Netsuke with Butterfly and Chrysanthemum
A standard (slightly rounded top and bottom) black ground three compartment inro. Design consists of a flying sparrow on one side with two more on the other. Part of the wing of one sparrow wraps around the case to the other side. The sparrows are in takamakie in brown, grey, and black lacquer. The top section of the inro with mura-nashiji in gold and with some subtle use of red. All of this on a black roiro ground. The interior in kinji or fundame. The cord channels are internal.
A wood carved manju netsuke with a raden (mother-of-pearl) inlaid butterfly flying over two chrysanthemums of the same material.
Inscription
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall L: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Netsuke H: 1 7/16 × Diam: 13/16 in. (3.6 × 2 cm); Inro H: 2 15/16 × W: 3 1/16 × D: 7/8 in. (7.4 × 7.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
67.386