Inro with White Lily
(Japan and Korea )
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.
Inscription
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. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
11/8/1989 | Treatment | stabilized; loss compensation |
2/7/1991 | Treatment | other; examined for exhibition |
7/1/1998 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Japan, Tokyo (Edo) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 8 11/16 in. (22 cm); Inro H: 2 13/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 15/16 in. (7.2 × 7 × 2.4 cm); Netsuke H: 5/8 × W: 1 1/4 × D: 1 7/16 in. (1.6 × 3.2 × 3.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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67.411