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Collections

Tatsuke Takamasu
Shōki and Demon (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)circa 1800

Not on view
Japanese lacquerware inro set in deep forest green with gold-painted figural and cloud decoration, connected by a braided cream cord to a flat netsuke toggle with geometric gold motifs

Tatsuke Takamasu, Mongol Invader Facing the Wind God (Inrō from Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tatsuke Takamasu
Japan, active early 19th century
Title
Shōki and Demon (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1800
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Chinkinbori lacquer on black ground; [ojime] mixed metals; [netsuke] wood
Dimensions
a) inro: 3 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 1 1/8 in. (9.5 × 5.5 × 2.8 cm) b) ojime: 11/16 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.7 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm) c) netsuke: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1 1/8 in. (4.1 × 2.6 × 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.360a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art