A black lacquer inro 17th century
317*
A dark brown black lacquer two-case inro
17th century
Of wide form, decorated to one side with three resting servants and on the other side with a carriage, in gold lacquered and inlaid aogai, the interior of black lacquer, unsigned.
8.9cm (3½in).
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 御所車図螺鈿蒔絵印籠　無銘　17世紀

    Provenance: Gillot Collection, Paris.

    For a similar example, see the Catalogue of the W. L. Behrens collection, no.308, illus.pl.XXV.

    The scene is taken from one of the chapters of the Genji Monogatari by Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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