A brown lacquer three-case inro
By Kanshosai Toyo, 19th century
Of wide form, bearing a rich dark reddish-brown ground, lacquered and inlaid with five standing cranes in Rimpa style, in gold and rubbed black and red takamakie inlaid pewter and aogai, the interior of nashiji, signed Toyo with kao.
7.9cm (3 1/8in).
Of wide form, bearing a rich dark reddish-brown ground, lacquered and inlaid with five standing cranes in Rimpa style, in gold and rubbed black and red takamakie inlaid pewter and aogai, the interior of nashiji, signed Toyo with kao.
7.9cm (3 1/8in).
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY 230,000 - 310,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
JPY 230,000 - 310,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
Footnotes
- 琳派様鶴図蒔絵螺鈿印籠 銘「桃葉（花押）」 19世紀
Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1967.
Wrangham collection, no.799.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.312, Toyo(sai), right column, centre row, left.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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