A black three-case inro of carp inlaid in tortoiseshell
A black lacquer three-case inro
By Tomoyoshi/Chogi, 19th century
The usu-nashiji ground decorated in gold togidashi with two large carps swimming in rippled water, both carps inlaid in tortoise-shell, the ripples partially carved in relief, the interior of nashiji; signed Tomoyoshi/Chogi. 7cm (2¾in) high.
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 早瀬に鯉図蒔絵鼈甲象嵌印籠 銘「朝義」 19世紀

    Provenance: purchased at Glendining & Co. Ltd., London in 1949.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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