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Cage of Quails (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)mid-late 18th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inro with deep green and gold cage design, two gold quail birds, burl-pattern lower band, mauve braided cord, and bird-form netsuke
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Cage of Quails (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold hiramakie and red lacquer on black lacquer ground; [ojime] lacquer(?); [netsuke] ivory and silver(?)
Dimensions
inro: 2 5/16 × 2 1/8 × 13/16 in. (5.8 × 5.4 × 2 cm) ojime: 3/8 × 3/8 × 3/8 in. (0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm) netsuke: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/2 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.333a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: A." International Netsuke Society Journal 27, no.3 (2007): 58-63.