8 Nov 2011
14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art
Back to auction 19548
The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art
Back to auction 19548
A black lacquer large single-case inro
Style of Shibata Zeshin, late 19th century
In the form of a partly used ink-cake, carved in relief on one side with a tiger standing among rocks and trees, its head raised and turned back as it sniffs the air for prey, the reverse with a dragon among clouds in similar style, the interior is of black lacquer and the cord runners are formed by silver rings, unsigned.
8.9cm (3½in).
In the form of a partly used ink-cake, carved in relief on one side with a tiger standing among rocks and trees, its head raised and turned back as it sniffs the air for prey, the reverse with a dragon among clouds in similar style, the interior is of black lacquer and the cord runners are formed by silver rings, unsigned.
8.9cm (3½in).
Sold for
£5,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 龍に虎図古墨意匠印籠 無銘 19世紀後期
A very similar example was in the collection of Baron Takei Morimasa, no.7C5.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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