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Kajikawa School
Scene from Chapter 5, Wakamurasaki, from The Tale of Genji (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)19th century

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Japanese gold lacquer inro with a landscape scene depicting a pavilion, pine tree, and flowing water, suspended from a carved ivory netsuke by a braided magenta cord

Kajikawa School, Scene from Chapter 5, Wakamurasaki, from The Tale of Genji (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kajikawa School
Title
Scene from Chapter 5, Wakamurasaki, from The Tale of Genji (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
[inrō] Gold takamakie lacquer; [ojime] lacquer; [netsuke] ivory
Dimensions
inro: 3 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 in. (8.4 × 5.8 × 2.5 cm) ojime: 7/16 × 7/16 × 7/16 in. (1.1 × 1.1 × 1.1 cm) netsuke: 1 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 7/8 in. (3.4 × 3.7 × 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.347a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art