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Inro with the Three Friends of Winter (Pine, Bamboo, and Prunus)
(Japan and Korea )
A standard (oblong) "tsuishu" lacquer four compartment inro. A design of pine, bamboo, and prunus in "tsuishu" carving on a red ground. The lower section of the inro with a diaper pattern of "asanoha." The interior in "nashiji" and "fundame." The cord channels are external. Together with a lacquered wood carved netsuke in the shape of a seated "shishi inu."
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Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1978 | Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
inro: 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (8.5 x 6 x 2.8 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.
67.538