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Inrō depicting the bodhisattva Fugen Bosatsu, and attached to a netsuke and ojime
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- 19th century (1801 - 1900)
- Material and technique
- wooden inrō, covered in gold lacquer, and inlaid with pearl shell, coral, and horn (Shibayama lacquer technique); ivory netsuke, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment; ivory ojime, with carved decoration, and stained; replacement silk cord
- Dimensions
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inrō, with cord 36.5 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm max. (height x width x depth)
inrō, without cord 9.3 x 6.8 x 3.6 cm (height x width x depth)
netsuke 1.5 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm (height x width x depth)
ojime 1.1 cm (diameter)
- Material index
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processed material › metal › gold,organic › animal › shell › pearlshell,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory,organic › animal › animal product › silk
- Technique index
- Object type index
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clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › inro,
- No. of items
- 7
- Accession no.
- EAX.606
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Further reading
Impey, O. R., and M. Tregear, Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Museum Collections (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1983), no. 11 a on p. x, illus. p. 11
Glossary (2)
lacquer, netsuke
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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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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.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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Oriental Lacquer: Chinese and Japanese Lacquer from the Ashmolean Collections
Inro, four cases. A basket of flowers and a vase of lotus. Inlay of pearl-shell, coral, horn and other materials on a gold ground in Shibayama style.
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