A gold lacquer small three-case inro
17th century
In the form of a nasubi (aubergine), bearing a subdued nashiji ground and lacquered with nine mushrooms of differing size in rubbed-gold and slight-coloured takamakie, the interior of nashiji, unsigned.
7cm (2¾in).
In the form of a nasubi (aubergine), bearing a subdued nashiji ground and lacquered with nine mushrooms of differing size in rubbed-gold and slight-coloured takamakie, the interior of nashiji, unsigned.
7cm (2¾in).
Sold for
£2,875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 賀茂茄子意匠椎茸図蒔絵印籠 無銘 17世紀
Provenance: purchased from Nihon Token, London, 1969.
Wrangham collection, no.970.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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