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Egrets and Willows under Full Moon (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)circa 1810-1830

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Japanese lacquer inro with four stacked sections, reddish-brown surface decorated with a heron among reeds beneath a full moon, suspended on a marigold braided cord with decorative looped knot
Lacquered inrō with four stacked compartments, dark brown-black surface decorated with maki-e willow branches; suspended by gold braided cord threaded through a round ojime bead, attached to a cushion-shaped netsuke with geometric kikko pattern in gold and black.

Unknown, Egrets and Willows under Full Moon (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), circa 1810-1830 (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Egrets and Willows under Full Moon (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1810-1830
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Sumi-e togidashi on a shibuichi-ju lacquer ground; [ojime] green hardstone; [netsuke] wood with red and black lacquer
Dimensions
a) inro: 3 1/8 × 2 1/16 × 13/16 in. (8 × 5.2 × 2 cm) b) ojime: 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (1.2 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm) c) netsuke: 2 3/16 × 1 1/16 × 1 in. (5.5 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.364a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art