A black lacquer three-case inro
By Koma Yasutada, 19th century
The roiroi ground shading to usu-nashiji, lacquered with a shima-hiyodori (rock thrush) perched on a flowering plum branch, in gold and silver takamakie, the interior of red lacquer with matt gold lacquer risers, signed Koma Yasutada saku.
7.3cm (2 7/8in).
The roiroi ground shading to usu-nashiji, lacquered with a shima-hiyodori (rock thrush) perched on a flowering plum branch, in gold and silver takamakie, the interior of red lacquer with matt gold lacquer risers, signed Koma Yasutada saku.
7.3cm (2 7/8in).
Estimate:
£3,500 - 4,000
JPY 550,000 - 620,000
US$ 5,300 - 6,100
JPY 550,000 - 620,000
US$ 5,300 - 6,100
Footnotes
- 梅枝に白鳥頭図蒔絵印籠 銘「古満安匡作」 19世紀
Provenance: Murakami, Paris.
Purchased from Spink & Son, Ltd., 1987.
Wrangham collection, no.1845.
The design is by Kano Tan'yu and is illustrated in the woodblock printed book, Gazu Hyakkacho, vol.2, published in 1729. It is the illustration number 49, Shima-hiyodori (Rockthrush), perched in a Ko-bai plum tree.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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