A Somada School four-case inro
19th century
Bearing a roiro ground, inlaid in aogai, gold and silver foil enhanced with e-nashiji, depicting auspicious symbols of longevity of minogame and cranes among shochikubai (The Three Friends of Winter), and the top and bottom embellished in rich nashiji, with cloisonné enamel ojime and hako-netsuke lacquered in similar Somada style with the head and shoulders of a rakan holding a hossu; unsigned. 8½cm (3 5/8in) high.
Bearing a roiro ground, inlaid in aogai, gold and silver foil enhanced with e-nashiji, depicting auspicious symbols of longevity of minogame and cranes among shochikubai (The Three Friends of Winter), and the top and bottom embellished in rich nashiji, with cloisonné enamel ojime and hako-netsuke lacquered in similar Somada style with the head and shoulders of a rakan holding a hossu; unsigned. 8½cm (3 5/8in) high.
Sold for
£1,920
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 吉祥図杣田細工印籠 無銘 19世紀
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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