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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Container, netsuke and bead, accession number 9-12546, described as Inro, netsuke and ojime: Inro (a) is a lacquer box of 5 nesting sections. Top and bottom: side oval shape. Raised cord guides. Brown braided silk cord tied at bottom w/ double loop. Elaborate detailed depiction of a ferry full of various types of people, half portrayed on one side, continuous w/ other. 2 small boats beside it w/ men fishing. High seas. All portrayed by gold and silver sprinkles (maki-e) on black ground. Netsuke (b) is carved ivory representing a Buddhist angel (tennin) flying, holding lotus blossom. Scroll work and crosshatch textile patterns on the flowing robes. Hair and eyes painted black. Ojime (c) is a white ivory bead inlaid w/ mother of pearl, tortoise shell, coral and white shell depicting vines, butterfly and wisteria blossoms, W/ incised and painted detail. (a) The entire decoration of the exterior of the inro is made by the Togidashi technique w/ resultant flat, smooth surface. The gold powder is sprinkled over the wet lacquer design on the red base (e-rushi), in various densities and partical sizes to suit the design. An overcoat of black lacquer (kuro-urushi) is than [then] applied and ground down when dry to reveal the gold design, the black forming part of the design and the 'ground' for the metal particles. The boats, faces, and some of the clothing of the passengers are formed by very fine, dense sprinkling of gold powder, some of silver. Black detail. The waves are formed by lines of dense particles of gold, and a less dense, cloudy, uneven sprinkle between. (maki-bokashi). The top and bottom are plain, even dense covering of sprinkled gold (fundame). The surface is worn in places showing the red base. Many small dents, and scratches. The interior entirely decorated w/ nashiji ("pear ground"): coarse particles of gold sprinkled on wet lacquer; covered by black lacquer; ground and polished down and covered by a red tinted transparent lacquer. Cord is broken. (c) Two of the white-shell (?), inlaid leaves have fallen out and are missing. L. (a) 8.7cm.; (b) 4.5cm. Dia. (c) 2cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 9-15883, described as SMILING MANDARIN DOLL.  Satin, cotton, straw, plaster, paint.  Sewing, painting, satin, doll-making.  Brown, grey, black and flesh color.  Mandarin dressed in satin.  Brown trousers, grey skirt, black jacket and cap.  Straw-stuffed body w. molded head, hands and feet attached.  Good condition. 11 inches tall.
Hearst Museum object titled Embroidery, accession number 9-15094, described as Framed embroidery.  Silk, good glass, metal.  Satin, stain stitch emb., framing, handcarving.  Multicolor on white ground, brown wood.  Framed embroidery, mountain landscape w. 1 tree, plants, 18 birds and animals.  Mostly satin stitch multicolor emb. on white satin ground.  Hand carved wooden frame w. glass & fitted back panel.  Two hanging rings at top.  Good condition.  14⅝ inches by 19 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Trinket basket, accession number 9-5681, described as Trinket case; coiled basketry; silk lining; ivory netsuke with design of human head, silk cord, bronze button; cover attached; diameter 3 in, height 2 5/8 in