Single-case inro with bear-jaw toggle, late 19th-early 20th century
Unknown Ainuexpand_more
Wood; ojime: glass; netsuke: bear jaw; fiberexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fund and the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation; purchase from the Thomas Murray Collectionexpand_more 2019.20.40
Not on Viewexpand_more
Ornamental boxes with compartments, or inro, were typical accessories of a Japanese outfit, commonly used for transporting medicine. The inro dangled from the sash with the aid of a toggle (netsuke) attached by a cord. Carved from wood, this inro has its upper end left raw and uncarved, contrasting dramatically to the regular, intricate surface pattern that covers the rest. The lower jawbone of a bear, its incisors prominently visible, serves as a netsuke.
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- Title
- Single-case inro with bear-jaw toggle
- Role
- Maker
- Accession Number
- 2019.20.40
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murray et al. 2018, p. 26-27
- Curator Approved
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