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Dresden. Staatliches Kunstgewerbemuseum. Netsuke (ivory), Möbius, Walter (production) (photographer)

Dresden. Staatliches Kunstgewerbemuseum. Netsuke (ivory), Möbius, Walter (production) (photographer) is held by Deutsche Fotothek. Museum description: Dresden. Staatliches Kunstgewerbemuseum. Netsuke (ivory); made of glass in black and white, portrait format The museum record gives maker recorded: Möbius, Walter (pr…

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Inro (Case) with Egrets and Willows (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.866)

1700s

The iridescence of this inro is due to the shell inlay used to form the design of an egret (a waterfowl) standing among reeds in water beneath a weeping willow on one side and an egret resting in a tree on the other. The metal ojime (cinch) has a floral design, and the round lacquer netsuke, or toggle, has an image…

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Inro (Case) with Mice and Beans (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.885)

late 1800s

This round inro is decorated with an image of a single mouse feasting on beans. The theme is elaborated with a metal ojime (cinch) in the form of a cloth bag tied with rope—suggesting the food stores the mouse is raiding. The carved wood netsuke, or toggle, is in the shape of a mouse clutching a nut. Cleveland Museu…

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Inro (Case) with Squirrels in Grapevines (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.860)

1700–1868

With multiple small compartments joined with a woven silk cord, inro are small cases that can be worn on one’s obi, the sash fastening a kimono. This one has a metal ojime , or small cinch, with a pierced floral design and a wood netsuke (toggle) carved with an autumnal design of quails in millet. The netsuke can be…

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Inro (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.851)

1615–1868

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.851: Inro, 1615–1868. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquer; overall: 8.3 x 5.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Koma Kyuhaku. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Inro (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.868)

early to mid-1800s

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.868: Inro, early to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquer; overall: 7.6 x 5.4 cm (3 x 2 1/8 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Yutokusa. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Inro (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.880)

1750–99

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.880: Inro, 1750–99. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquer; overall: 7.7 x 5.6 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Kajikava. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Inro (Cleveland Museum of Art 1916.884)

mid-1800s to early 1900s

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1916.884: Inro, mid-1800s to early 1900s. Ikeda Taishin (Japanese, 1829–1903). Lacquer; overall: 7 x 5.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Taishin. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Inro (Cleveland Museum of Art 1944.217)

c. 1785

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1944.217: Inro, c. 1785. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquer; overall: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). Inscribed: Signature: Toju, aged 78 years. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Inro depicting quails

Inro depicting quails is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly bulbously curved inrō has five parts and features a raised cord channel. On one side sit three quails, on the other two, between partially nibbled panicled millet ears and shrubs…

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Inro in four compartments and lid. Decoration with bamboo executed in gold lacquer. H: 6.7 cm W: 7.2 cm Belongs together with 0065b (ojime) and 0066 (netsuke) Object marked A. (Edited when A-B markin

Inro in four compartments and lid. Decoration with bamboo executed in gold lacquer. H: 6.7 cm W: 7.2 cm Belongs together with 0065b (ojime) and 0066 (netsuke) Object marked A. (Edited when A-B markin is held by Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: Inro in four…

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Inro with bird, netsuke with blossoms, ojime

Inro with bird, netsuke with blossoms, ojime is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Against the black ground on one side a plover in red and grey, among other colours; on the other side the Kamo River with wind-blown plants in gold. On the underside signed in gold "toshihide" with age, year, and seal. The museu…

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Inro with blossoms in red lacquer

Inro with blossoms in red lacquer is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The cylindrical inrō is in five sections and features an offset cord channel. Each of the five inrō tiers ("dan") is coated on both sides with red lacquer paste ("tsuisai") on a d…

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Inro with camellia blossom

Inro with camellia blossom is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly bulbous, curved inrô is in four parts and features a concealed cord channel. On both sides, a full camellia blossom and an unopened camellia bud with leaves and branches are…

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Inro with crane

Inro with crane is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly convex, bulbous inrô is in three parts and features a concealed cord channel. On one side, against a black lacquer ground and amidst detailed plant decoration, a crane is presented. It…

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Inro with crane taking flight

Inro with crane taking flight is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly bulbous, curved inrô is in four parts and features a concealed cord channel. Against the black lacquer ground, a crane spreading its wings for flight rises in light relie…

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Inrō with Crows in Moonlight and Egrets in Snow (Cleveland Museum of Art 1920.510)

c. 1772–89

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1920.510: Inrō with Crows in Moonlight and Egrets in Snow, c. 1772–89. Koma Kyoryū. Lacquered wood with sprinkled gold (maki-e); overall: 7.7 x 5.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.). Inscribed: Signed: 古満巨柳作（花押） (Signed: made by Koma Kyoryū (monogram)). Details are those of this museum object; h…

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Inro with deer and a scholar

Inro with deer and a scholar is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly bulbous, curved inrô made of bamboo is in four parts and features a concealed cord channel. On one side, two deer under a maple tree decorate the container in carved relie…

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Inro with General Minamoto no Yoritomo, netsuke of peach, ojime, 1800

1800

Inro with General Minamoto no Yoritomo, netsuke of peach, ojime, 1800 is held by Rijksmuseum, dated 1800. Museum description: Five-case inro with floral decoration inlaid with mother-of-pearl in brown lacquer. The museum record gives material recorded as On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands; measure…

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Inro with gourd plant, netsuke with phoenix, ojime with boy and moon

Inro with gourd plant, netsuke with phoenix, ojime with boy and moon is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Inro with netsuke and ojime. The five-case inro is decorated with gourd plants in takamakie on a gold-sprinkled ground; the gourds (partly in silver) and a fence (in mother-of-pearl) are inlaid. The netsu…

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Inro with leaf decoration

Inro with leaf decoration is held by Rijksmuseum (Netherlands). Description supplied by the holding institution: Decoration of leaves in red and green shaded gold and of fruits in between in pale red. Black ground sprinkled with gold, which merges at the top of the inro into a dense gold ground. Five compartments co…

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Inro with lilies

Inro with lilies is held by Rijksmuseum (Netherlands). Description supplied by the holding institution: Gold lacquer box, consisting of five compartments. In a landscape, a mandarin sits accompanied by wife and child, while a servant holds a parasol over them. The faces are of ivory. The collection record gives mate…

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Inro with ojime and netsuke

Inro with ojime and netsuke is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Inro, consisting of 5 parts, with bead (ojime) and sash toggle (netsuke). On one side a Dutch merchant, on the other side a Portuguese. The cord is not authentic. The museum record gives measurements height 10.2 cm; width 5.2 cm; thickness 3.0 c…

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Inro with shimmering fish

Inro with shimmering fish is held by Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: The slightly bulbous, curved inrô is in two parts and features a concealed cord channel. On one side, a fish swims among algae against a black lacquer background. Inlaid with mother-of-pe…

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Inro, Japan, 17th century - 18th century

17th century - 18th century

Inro, Japan, 17th century - 18th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 17th century - 18th century. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō decorated with Shishi and Kirin, lacquer, Zokoku style, Japan, 17th century - 18th century. Museum description: Inrō decorated with Shishi on one…

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Inro, Japan, 19th century

19th century

Inro, Japan, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō decorated with meander scroll, lacquer, Japan, 19th century. Museum description: Inrō decorated with a fret pattern in horizontal bands, with a stylized scroll at either end.…

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Inro, Japan, early 17th century

early 17th century

Inro, Japan, early 17th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated early 17th century. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō with netsuke and ojime, carved and lacquered wood, Japan, Edo period, early 17th century. The museum record gives material recorded as lacquer, wood; place associa…

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Inro, Saratani, Tomizo, Japan, ca. 1980-ca. 1999

ca. 1980-ca. 1999

Inro, Saratani, Tomizo, Japan, ca. 1980-ca. 1999 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1980-ca. 1999. The museum's brief description reads: Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; Inro, gold and silver lacquer on a black lacquer ground, pair of mandarin ducks swimming in water, signed Saratan…

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Inro, Toju, Japan, late 19th century

late 19th century

Inro, Toju, Japan, late 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated late 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Inrō decorated with hawk seated on a tree, lacquer, by Toju, Japan, late 19th century. Museum description: Inrō decorated with hawk perched on a pine tree laden wit…

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Inro, Unryuan, Japan, ca. 1990

ca. 1990

Inro, Unryuan, Japan, ca. 1990 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1990. The museum's brief description reads: Japan, modern crafts, studio, lacquer; Inro, silver, gold and black lacquer, landscape by day and night, signed Unryuan, ca.1990. Museum description: The inro is a tiered containe…

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Karako and peonies Manjū netsuke

Karako and peonies Manjū netsuke is held by National Library of France. Museum description: Digitization carried out from an original document.; Former Auguste Lesouëf collection These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independ…

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netske, dosa, button, inro, netsuke, 1918

1918

netske, dosa, button, inro, netsuke is held by Kulturen (Sweden), dated 1918. Description supplied by the holding institution: description/notes: KM 26940. Inro with ducks and geese The silk cord o netzke (do [HoWbg] 902). Sk. Director Th. Winberg, Stockholm. 130.00 Simultaneous Acquisitions: KM 26924-26943 The coll…

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NETSUKE

NETSUKE is held by Vänersborgs museum (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: 15 368:1 Netsuke (gumma [old woman]). A netsuke is a form of miniature sculpted button in various materials. Because traditional Japanese dress lacked pockets, this button served both a practical and decorative function…

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Netsuke – Okame and Beshimi masks, 2022

2022

Netsuke – Okame and Beshimi masks is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania), dated 2022. Description supplied by the holding institution: Small statuette depicting two masks. On the left side is a depiction of a whistling man's mask, on the right – an Okame mask. On the inner side of the netsuke…

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Netsuke – Okame mask, 2022

2022

Netsuke – Okame mask is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania), dated 2022. Description supplied by the holding institution: Small statuette depicting a mask with puffed cheeks and squinting eyes. On the inner side of the netsuke there is a hole for threading a cord, and an inscription. The coll…

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NETSUKE — Vänersborgs museum

NETSUKE is held by Vänersborgs museum (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: 15 368:6: Netsuke (pot with lid). A netsuke is a form of miniature sculpted button in various materials. Because the traditional Japanese costume lacked pockets, this button served both a practical and ornamental functio…

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Netsuke "Ashinaga and Tenaga", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Ashinaga and Tenaga" is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania), dated 2022. Description supplied by the holding institution: Small statuette depicting a standing man, on whose back sits another man with long arms. Under the man's feet lies an octopus (?). On the back there are two holes…

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Netsuke "Benzaiten", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Benzaiten", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: A small figurine depicting a woman playing a biwa (lute). The museum record gives material recorded as engraving; carving; ivory; measurements height x width x length: 33 x 19 x 30 mm; place associated: Japa…

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Netsuke "Bishamonten", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Bishamonten", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man dressed in armor sitting on the ground. The museum record gives material recorded as engraving; carving; ivory; measurements height x width x length: 31 x 20 x 28 mm; place a…

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Netsuke "Buddha", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Buddha", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man sitting on the ground, leaning his hands on his left knee. There are two holes in the base of the netsuke for threading a cord. The museum record gives material recorded as mother…

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Netsuke "Charitable Deed", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Charitable Deed" is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania), dated 2022. Description supplied by the holding institution: Small figurine depicting a large pot or vase full of dough (?). One side of the pot is smashed open, and a person emerges through the hole together with the dough. Kn…

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Netsuke "Chotei", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Chotei", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: A small figurine depicting a cheerful man with a belly, carrying a tree branch on his shoulders with his right hand, and holding a child by the hand with his left. There are two small holes on the back of the n…

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Netsuke "Chotei", Hidekazu, 2022

2022

Netsuke "Chotei", Hidekazu, 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man sitting on the ground. In his hands he holds a vessel on which a female figure is depicted. In the base of the netsuke are two holes for threading a cord and the inscrip…

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Netsuke "Daikoku", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Daikoku", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man with a turban sitting on a rice sack. In his right hand he holds a mallet (?), and in his left – a tablet with an inscription. On the back of the netsuke there are two holes for…

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Netsuke "Dutchman", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Dutchman", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow in his left. On the back are two small holes for threading a cord. The museum record gives material recorded as carving; ivory; meas…

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Netsuke "Ebisu", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Ebisu", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man sitting on the ground, leaning forward and pressing down on a large fish with his hands. The museum record gives material recorded as engraving; carving; ivory; measurements height…

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Netsuke "Family of Travelling Actors", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Family of Travelling Actors" is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art (Lithuania), dated 2022. Description supplied by the holding institution: Small figurine depicting a travelling family. In the center, a man leading a child with his right hand; in his left hand, he holds a branch with various a…

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Netsuke "Fisherman Who Fed the Dragon", 2022

2022

Netsuke "Fisherman Who Fed the Dragon", 2022 is held by M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art, dated 2022. Museum description: Small figurine depicting a man with his face turned to the right and holding half of his beard in his right hand. A dragon is coiled around his shoulders. The museum record gives material…