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Jitokusai Gyokuzan
Rat's Wedding Procession (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)early 19th century

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Japanese lacquered inrō with gold landscape decoration, suspended on a braided cord with a terracotta ojime bead and an ivory netsuke carved with a plant motif
Lacquer inrō with four stacked compartments, decorated in gold and dark brown with a building and windswept pine tree in relief. Attached braided cord leads to a netsuke carved in the form of a crouching rabbit with ivory accents.

Jitokusai Gyokuzan, Rat's Wedding Procession (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
Jitokusai Gyokuzan
Title
Rat's Wedding Procession (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] takamakie on mura-nashiji ground on black lacquer ground; [ojime] glass?; [netsuke] ivory and lacquer
Dimensions
a) inrō: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 13/16 in. (8.9 × 6 × 2 cm) b) ojime: 9/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm) c) netsuke: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 5/8 in. (3.9 × 3.9 × 1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.319a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art