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Shigenaga
Crows amid Tree Branches (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)early 19th century

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Japanese inrō, four-section lacquerware container with gold ground decorated with black birds on bare branches; attached plum-purple braided cord, ojime bead, and floral netsuke toggle

Shigenaga, Crows amid Tree Branches (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), early 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Shigenaga
Title
Crows amid Tree Branches (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
[inrō] Sumi-e togidashi on kinji lacquer ground; [ojime] coral(?); [netsuke] wood with inlays including mother-of-pearl, shell, coral(?), and horn(?)
Dimensions
a) inro: 3 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 1/8 in. (9.1 × 4.9 × 2.9 cm) b) ojime: 3/8 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm) c) netsuke: 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/4 in. (3.7 × 3.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.359a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art