Inro and Netsuke
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Sep 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1900
name: label: Donor Name
content: Mr. Lucius H. Horiuchi
notes: label: Notes
content: Four- section gold lacquered inro (medicine case). A purple silk cord runs through the inro. At one end of the cord is an ivory netsuke in the form of a gong stand ("dobachi") topped by a mythical beast with a bird's head and the body of a deer. Between the netsuke and the inro is a coral ojime. The inro itself is decorated with "taka-makie" (raised, gold strewn picture) of a young noble on horseback with his attendant. On the back of the inro, a young boy follows them on foot. The figures are surrounded by rolling hills and "kikyo" (bluebells). Subject possibly after 11th century "Tale of Genji". Signed: "Toyo" (full name: Iizuka Toyo; 1725? -1790).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 366038
label: USNM Number
content: E425045-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Inro / Netsuke / Ojime
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 8.3 cm
label: Width
content: 6.3 cm