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Collections

Jōkasai I
Egret amid Lotus and Grasses (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)late 17th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inrō with gold-on-dark-green marsh decoration, hanging from a sage braided cord with a coral bead and gold floral netsuke

Jōkasai I, Egret amid Lotus and Grasses (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), late 17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jōkasai I
Title
Egret amid Lotus and Grasses (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 17th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold and colored takamakie on black togidashi lacquer ground; [ojime] coral(?); [netsuke] ivory with staining, and gold(?)
Dimensions
a) inro: 3 7/8 × 1 9/16 × 1 in. (9.9 × 3.9 × 2.5 cm) b) ojime: 1/2 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.2 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm) c) netsuke: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.331a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art