Inro with White Lily

Description A black standard (oblong) three compartment inro. On one side a lily in inlaid raden, the leaves in "takamakie" in silver. A butterfly in "takamakie" in gold flying just above the lily. A plant with red lacquer leaves in the background. Part of the butterfly's wing is at the top of the inro. All on a black "roiro" lacquer ground. Another lily on the reverse whose leaves circle around to the other side. The cord channels are internal. The interior in "fundame" of gold.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
11/08/1989	Treatment	stabilized; loss compensation
2/07/1991	Treatment	other; examined for exhibition
7/01/1998	Treatment	other

Exhibitions

• From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2014-2016.

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

Inscriptions [Signature] Jokasai none

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters