An early lacquer four-case inro
17th century
Bearing a nashiji ground, both sides lacquered with plum blossoms over the entire surface in rubbed-gold and black takamakie, the top and bottom cases also decorated with plum blossoms in contrasting gold hiramakie; the interior of nashiji, unsigned, with tubular-form, glass ojime, unsigned.
7cm (2¾in).
Bearing a nashiji ground, both sides lacquered with plum blossoms over the entire surface in rubbed-gold and black takamakie, the top and bottom cases also decorated with plum blossoms in contrasting gold hiramakie; the interior of nashiji, unsigned, with tubular-form, glass ojime, unsigned.
7cm (2¾in).
Sold for
£875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 梅尽図蒔絵印籠 無銘 17世紀
Provenance: purchased from Trudel Klefisch, Cologne, 1978.
Wrangham collection, no.1397.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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