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Egret amid Reeds (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)18th century

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Japanese lacquer inrō with honey-gold surface decorated with a white wading bird among rust-red autumn grasses, attached to a mauve braided cord and round netsuke toggle

Unknown, Egret amid Reeds (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Egret amid Reeds (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Gold fundame and red lacquer with mother-of-pearl inalys; [ojime] glass(?); [netsuke] ivory and mixed metals (shibuichi, shakudo, and gold)
Dimensions
inro: 2 3/4 × 2 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (7 × 6.5 × 2.9 cm) ojime: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.3 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm) netsuke: 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 × 1/2 in. (3.7 × 3.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.343a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art