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Inrō with bird of prey, attached to a bird-shaped netsuke and an ojime
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 1st half of the 19th century
- Artist/maker
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Nakaōji Moei (active early 19th century)
- Material and technique
- wooden inrō, covered in lacquer, and with togidashi maki-e lacquer decoration; wooden netsuke, with carved decoration; ivory ojime, with carved decoration; cord, probably silk and a replacement
- Dimensions
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inrō 8.2 x 5.6 x 2.5 cm (height x width x depth)
netsuke 2.9 x 4.4 x 2 cm max. (height x width x depth)
ojime 1.5 x 1 x 0.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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processed material › metal › gold,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory,organic › animal › animal product › silk,
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clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › ojime,
- No. of items
- 7
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.1770
Glossary (5)
lacquer, maki-e, netsuke, togidashi, togidashi maki-e
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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
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maki-e
(‘sprinkled design’) generic term for lacquer decoration using powdered metals sprinkled onto wet lacquer to create a design
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netsuke
The netsuke is a form of toggle that was used to secure personal items suspended on cords from the kimono sash. These items included purses, medicine cases or tobacco paraphernalia.
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togidashi
Technique in which the design in metal powders sprinkled over damp lacquer, is permitted to harden, then entirely covered with lacquer and finally after hardening, polished with abrasives to re-expose the design.
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togidashi maki-e
(‘sprinkled designs revealed by polishing’) a type of makie in which the sprinkled design is covered with lacquer that is then polished away so that the design reappears flush with the surface
Location
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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