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Hara Yōyūsai
Inrō, Ojime, Netsuke18th-early 19th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inrō with gold allover cloud and wave design, threaded on amber cord with coral bead and dark carved netsuke toggle
Gold lacquer inrō with three cases, decorated with a landscape of rolling hills and clouds in relief, with a small dark metal clasp at center. Suspended from a braided gold-brown cord threaded through a coral ojime bead, and topped with a dark wood netsuke carved as a crouching figure.
Artist or Maker
Hara Yōyūsai
Title
Inrō, Ojime, Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th-early 19th century
Medium
Inrō: lacquer on substrate, sprinkled gold flecks, metal inlays; Ojime: coral; Netsuke: wood with horn and ivory inlays
Dimensions
Inrō: 2 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 15/16 in. (5.6 x 6.2 x 2.3 cm); Ojime: 1/2 x 9/16 in. (1.2 x 1.4 cm); Netsuke: 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in. (4.5 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.307
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Bushell, Raymond. The Inr¯o Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inr¯o and Lacquer. New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979.
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.