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Collections

Kajikawa School
Inrō, Ojime, Netsuke19th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inrō with brick-red ground, gold flake and maple leaf decoration, and a central circular medallion depicting a woman in the style of ukiyo-e portraiture, hung from a braided mauve cord with amber bead and figural netsuke
Lacquered inrō with coral-red ground decorated with gold and silver maple leaf motifs; central circular medallion depicts a male figure in profile with dramatic facial features. Attached netsuke is a small dark disc with an engraved figure in profile, connected by a braided purple silk cord with a carnelian bead.
Artist or Maker
Kajikawa School
Title
Inrō, Ojime, Netsuke
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Inrō: lacquer on substrate, mixed metal flecks; Ojime: carnelian; Netsuke: shakudo disk, engraved and inlaid in silver and copper honzogan, bamboo bowl; kagamibuta type, Head of an Actor, signed Sharaku ga
Dimensions
Inro: 2 × 1 7/16 in. (5.08 × 3.65 cm) Ojime: 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.27 × 1.27 cm) Netsuke: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.76 × 4.13 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.308
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.