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Collections

Kajikawa School
Plum Branch and Berries (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)early 19th century

Not on view
Japanese gold lacquer inro with four stacking tiers, decorated with incised plum blossoms and berry branches, suspended on a braided cord with an amber bead and ivory netsuke toggle
Artist or Maker
Kajikawa School
Title
Plum Branch and Berries (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold fundame lacquer ground with inlays of mother-of-pearl and coral; [ojime] amber(?); [netsuke] ivory with inlays of carved red and black lacquers, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell(?), gold, shakudo(?), and copper
Dimensions
.a) Inrō: 3 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (9.2 × 4.8 × 2.8 cm) .b) Ojime: 11/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.8 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm) .c) Netsuke: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 11/16 in. (4.2 × 4.2 × 1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.306a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art