6 Nov 2012
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
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Fine Japanese Art Morning Session
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A black lacquer cylindrical three-case inro
19th century
Boldly lacquered in gold and iro-e takamakie with a continuous scene of the local hero Gyoja Busho, fighting a man-eating tiger with his bare fists, with details enhanced in gold kirikane, the tiger's eyes inlaid in glass, the interior of black lacquer, unsigned. 9cm (3½in) high.
Boldly lacquered in gold and iro-e takamakie with a continuous scene of the local hero Gyoja Busho, fighting a man-eating tiger with his bare fists, with details enhanced in gold kirikane, the tiger's eyes inlaid in glass, the interior of black lacquer, unsigned. 9cm (3½in) high.
Sold for
£750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 円筒形行者武松図蒔絵印籠 無銘 19世紀
Provenance: W. W. Winkworth collection.
Purchased in 1949.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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