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Inro with Crickets Among Basketwork Fragments, and Netsuke   (  )
Artist	Baitaden Kyoju (Japanese, active ca. early 19th century) Kakosai Shozan (Japanese, active early 19th century)
Title	Inro with Crickets Among Basketwork Fragments, and Netsuke
Description	English: A five part gold and black lacquer standard inro. The exterior of the compartments are decorated with stylized ferns ("shida"). The sheath with fragmentary basketwork of bamboo and two crickets ("suzumushi"), one on each side. The design on the compartments in gold "togidashi" on a "roiro" background. The design on the sheath in gold "hiramakie" of two different shades on a "roiro" background with "uju nashiji." The crickets are of silver metal in high relief. The interior is in "roiro" and "fundame." The interior of the cases in black lacquer. The cord channels are external. Together with a porcelain netsuke of Fukurokuju (the God of Good Fortune) decorated with red, blue, yellow and black overglaze enamels.
Date	first half of 19th century date QS:P571,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Edo)
Medium	lacquer, silver, porcelain with overglaze enamels, stone
Dimensions	inro: 7.6 × 4.6 × 2.2 cm (2.9 × 1.8 × 0.8 in)
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	67.200
Place of creation	Japan
Object history	William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan, The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1978
Credit line	Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Inscriptions	[Signature] Kakosai none
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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