A black lacquer four-case inro
By Igarashi Doho III, 18th century
Of oval form, lacquered with a continuous design of an eboshi resting among sprays of kiku and with a three-character inscription in gold and coloured takamakie, the eboshi with a light sprinkling of aogai, the dew drops on the foliage inlaid in silver, the interior of nashiji, signed Igarashi Doho with kao; with ivory, reticulated ojime, unsigned.
7.6cm (3in).
Of oval form, lacquered with a continuous design of an eboshi resting among sprays of kiku and with a three-character inscription in gold and coloured takamakie, the eboshi with a light sprinkling of aogai, the dew drops on the foliage inlaid in silver, the interior of nashiji, signed Igarashi Doho with kao; with ivory, reticulated ojime, unsigned.
7.6cm (3in).
Sold for
£10,625
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 烏帽子に菊図蒔絵螺鈿貼付彫金印籠 銘「五十嵐道甫（花押）」 18世紀
Provenance: W. L. Behrens collection, no.1804.
R. Harari collection, purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1974.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 46, Doho III, Igarashi, right.
The eboshi and the three characters, oisenu (老せぬ) shown on the inro alludes to the poet and poem by Kino Tsurayuki (active 868-945) in the anthology, Kokin Wakashu.
The poem transcribes:
露ながら/ をりてかざさむ / 菊の花 /
おいせぬ秋の / ひさしかるべく
And reads: Tsuyu nagara / orite kazasamu / kiku no hana /
oisenu aki no / hisashi karu beku
And translates:
Chrysanthemums in Autumn
While they shine
I'll wear them in my hair
For sooner than the flowers
Will come my ending.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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