A rare ivory four-case inro
By Jisai, 18th century
Carved in relief to one side with Kioyu washing his ear in a waterfall and Sofu, the divine herdsman, leading his ox to a river, the reverse with a mounted hunter chasing a wild boar amid stands of bamboo, the top and base carved with dragons and the interior lacquered in nashiji, signed in a circular cartouche Dai Nihon Jisai.
6.3cm (2½in).
Carved in relief to one side with Kioyu washing his ear in a waterfall and Sofu, the divine herdsman, leading his ox to a river, the reverse with a mounted hunter chasing a wild boar amid stands of bamboo, the top and base carved with dragons and the interior lacquered in nashiji, signed in a circular cartouche Dai Nihon Jisai.
6.3cm (2½in).
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
JPY 180,000 - 230,000
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
JPY 180,000 - 230,000
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
Footnotes
- 猪狩り図象牙彫螺鈿印籠 銘「大日本自斎」 18世紀
Provenance: purchased from Alain Ducros, Paris, 1994.
Wrangham collection, no.2055.
Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.96, Jisai.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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