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Chinese Sages in Garden (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)early to mid-17th century

Not on view
Japanese lacquer inrō with gold nashiji ground, painted with a robed figure beneath clouds; displayed with braided cord, blue enamel ojime bead, and dark carved netsuke

Unknown, Chinese Sages in Garden (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble), early to mid-17th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Sages in Garden (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-17th century
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573-1603) or Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
[inrō] Mura-nashiji and red-gold nashiji on black and red lacquer; [ojime] cloisonne; [netsuke] lacquer with metal inlays
Dimensions
inro: 5 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 in. (14.1 × 8 × 3 cm) ojime: 9/16 × 5/8 × 5/8 in. (1.5 × 1.6 × 1.6 cm) netsuke: 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (2.3 × 4.7 × 4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.367a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art