A gold lacquer three-case inro
By Shomin, 19th century
Of rounded wide form, bearing a rich nashiji ground and lacquered with a continuous scene of birds among flowering kiku on undulating ground, in gold takamakie with highlights of kirikane, the interior of nashiji, signed Shomin; with lacquered-ivory ojime, decorated with sprays of cherry blossoms, unsigned.
6.3cm (2½in).
Of rounded wide form, bearing a rich nashiji ground and lacquered with a continuous scene of birds among flowering kiku on undulating ground, in gold takamakie with highlights of kirikane, the interior of nashiji, signed Shomin; with lacquered-ivory ojime, decorated with sprays of cherry blossoms, unsigned.
6.3cm (2½in).
Sold for
£2,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 満開菊に小鳥図蒔絵印籠 銘「松民」 19世紀
Provenance: Roberta Pincus collection.
Purchased at Christie's, New York, 1987.
Wrangham collection, no.1861.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.253, Shomin, Ogawa, left.
A similar inro is illustrated in the Catalogue of the Takayama Inro Museum, 1991, fig.84.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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