Three inro and a kinchaku
17th to 19th century
The first of four cases, black lacquer, decorated in takamakie with kimono on a rack (tagasode), unsigned, 5.5cm (2 3/8in); the second, a miniature black lacquer single-case inro with a gold lacquer landscape, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in), with a metal netsuke in a shape of a tsurube (well bucket), unsigned; the third of boxwood, carved with Kinko on the carp, signed Gyokushinsai, 8.5cm (3 3/8in), with a metal ojime inlaid with a floral plant, signed Ju, and a wood netsuke of a carp swimming upstream, unsigned; the kinchaku of coconut shell and leather, carved with a dragon in a storm, 9.5cm (3¾in). (4).
The first of four cases, black lacquer, decorated in takamakie with kimono on a rack (tagasode), unsigned, 5.5cm (2 3/8in); the second, a miniature black lacquer single-case inro with a gold lacquer landscape, unsigned, 4.5cm (1¾in), with a metal netsuke in a shape of a tsurube (well bucket), unsigned; the third of boxwood, carved with Kinko on the carp, signed Gyokushinsai, 8.5cm (3 3/8in), with a metal ojime inlaid with a floral plant, signed Ju, and a wood netsuke of a carp swimming upstream, unsigned; the kinchaku of coconut shell and leather, carved with a dragon in a storm, 9.5cm (3¾in). (4).
Sold for
£875
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 蒔絵印籠 二点 （誰が袖図、山水図）
木彫印籠 一点 （琴高仙人図）
ココナッツ殻彫革製巾着 一点 （龍図）
17世紀-19世紀
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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