A roiro lacquer four-case inro
By Hyakueisai, 19th century
The mura-nashiji ground lacquered with five overlapping fans, in gold and silver takamakie, decorated respectively with a crane flying over waves, young pine, and chrysanthemums growing behind a brushwood fence, bamboo and wind-blown trees, the interior of nashiji, signed Hyakueisai.
8.3cm (3¼in).
The mura-nashiji ground lacquered with five overlapping fans, in gold and silver takamakie, decorated respectively with a crane flying over waves, young pine, and chrysanthemums growing behind a brushwood fence, bamboo and wind-blown trees, the interior of nashiji, signed Hyakueisai.
8.3cm (3¼in).
Estimate:
£3,000 - 4,000
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
US$ 4,500 - 6,000
JPY 460,000 - 610,000
US$ 4,500 - 6,000
Footnotes
- 花卉扇散図蒔絵印籠 銘「百英齋」 19世紀
Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1991.
Wrangham collection, no.2024.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, 1995, p.83, Hyakueisai, bottom right.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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