A gold lacquer five-case inro
By Hirai Masatsune, 19th century
Of upright form, bearing a fundame ground, lacquered with two shishi among rocks with a waterfall flowing on one side to a turbulent stream below, in gold takamakie and togidashi with profuse highlights of kirikane, the interior of nashiji, signed Masatsune saku. 9.5cm (3¾in).
Of upright form, bearing a fundame ground, lacquered with two shishi among rocks with a waterfall flowing on one side to a turbulent stream below, in gold takamakie and togidashi with profuse highlights of kirikane, the interior of nashiji, signed Masatsune saku. 9.5cm (3¾in).
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£2,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 山中獅子図蒔絵印籠 銘「正常作」 19世紀
Provenance: purchased at Lempertz, Cologne, 1969.
Wrangham collection, no.973.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.171, left column, Masatsune, Hirai, left.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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