A three-case Shibayama lacquer inro
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The kinji ground decorated with an umbrella maker and his assistant at work, the reverse with two figures attempting to retrieve their umbrellas after a gust of wind scattered them, inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory and coconut shell; with an ivory manju netsuke carved with a stylized shishi, utensils and scrolls with flowers and roundels with mother-of-pearl inlay 3 7/8in (9.7cm) high
The kinji ground decorated with an umbrella maker and his assistant at work, the reverse with two figures attempting to retrieve their umbrellas after a gust of wind scattered them, inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory and coconut shell; with an ivory manju netsuke carved with a stylized shishi, utensils and scrolls with flowers and roundels with mother-of-pearl inlay 3 7/8in (9.7cm) high
Sold for
US$ 56,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Previously sold Sotheby's, London, 24 October, 1984, lot 216.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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