An early tortoiseshell four-case inro
18th century
Bearing on each side a sunken panel, one carved in low relief with Kioyu washing his ear in a waterfall, while the other is similarly carved with Sofu, the divine herdman, leading his ox beside a lake, the top and base each carved with a flowerhead on wave ground, the cord runners with stylised waves and the interior of nashiji, unsigned.
7.6cm (3in).
Bearing on each side a sunken panel, one carved in low relief with Kioyu washing his ear in a waterfall, while the other is similarly carved with Sofu, the divine herdman, leading his ox beside a lake, the top and base each carved with a flowerhead on wave ground, the cord runners with stylised waves and the interior of nashiji, unsigned.
7.6cm (3in).
Sold for
£1,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 許由と巣父図蒔絵鼈甲張付印籠 無銘 18世紀
Provenance: purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1984.
Wrangham collection, no.1695.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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