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Chinese Scholars in a Garden (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)19th century

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Carved lacquer inro with deep aubergine and vermilion relief decoration showing robed figures among pine trees, with amber ojime bead and red lacquer openwork netsuke
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Chinese Scholars in a Garden (Inrō/Ojime/Netsuke Ensemble)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
[inrō] Carved black lacquer (tsuikoku) over carved red lacquer (tsuishu) ground; [ojime] bead of agate?; [netsuke] carved red lacquer (tsuishu)
Dimensions
a) inro: 3 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/16 in. (7.6 × 5.8 × 2.7 cm) b) ojime: 1/2 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (1.3 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm) c) netsuke: 2 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 13/16 in. (5.3 × 5.3 × 2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.2.365a-c
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art