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Chinese Scholar with Fan (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)17th century

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Japanese lacquer inro with four stacked compartments decorated in gold and black with pine tree and figure motif, suspended on a plum cord with a carved ivory netsuke figure
Four-case lacquer inrō with black ground and gold maki-e decoration depicting a figure among rocks and pine trees; attached via braided cord to a ojime bead and a carved wood netsuke in the form of a standing figure holding a large tray.

Unknown, Chinese Scholar with Fan (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Scholar with Fan (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold fundame lacquer ground, gold takamakie over black lacquer, and inlays of tortoise shell; [ojime] (gilt?) metal; [netsuke] wood with traces of red and black lacquer
Dimensions
a) inrō: 3 3/8 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/8 in. (8.6 × 4.9 × 2.8 cm) b) ojime: 7/8 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (2.3 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm) c) netsuke: 2 5/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in. (5.9 × 2.8 × 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.314a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art