A lacquer three-case inro
By Kanshosai Toyo, after a design Kano Eisen'in II, 19th century
Of wide form, bearing a mura-nashiji ground, lacquered with a continuous scene of rocks and marker posts beside a winding stream in gold togidashi, e-nashiji and gold and silver takamakie, the interior of nashiji, signed Hakugyoku Hoin with kakihan, Kanshosai with kao.
7.6cm (3in) wide.
Of wide form, bearing a mura-nashiji ground, lacquered with a continuous scene of rocks and marker posts beside a winding stream in gold togidashi, e-nashiji and gold and silver takamakie, the interior of nashiji, signed Hakugyoku Hoin with kakihan, Kanshosai with kao.
7.6cm (3in) wide.
Estimate:
£2,500 - 3,000
JPY 390,000 - 470,000
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
JPY 390,000 - 470,000
US$ 3,800 - 4,500
Footnotes
- 小川図蒔絵印籠 銘「白玉法印（書判）」「觀松齊（花押）」 19世紀
Hakugyoku(sai) was the art name (go) of Eisen'in II (1730-1790), an artist of the Kano School, who was the source of inspiration for a number of later inro makers and other lacquerers.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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