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Lot 138*
A roiro lacquer four-case inro By Jokasai, 19th century
5 November 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,800 inc. premium
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By Jokasai, 19th century
Embellished in gold takamakie and aogai with a single Bugaku dance mask of Ranryo (Ryo), typically rendered with a dragon surmount, bulging eyes and a cup-shaped chin, on a silver gyobu ground; signed Jokasai; the reverse with a baton, with wood storage box. 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
Embellished in gold takamakie and aogai with a single Bugaku dance mask of Ranryo (Ryo), typically rendered with a dragon surmount, bulging eyes and a cup-shaped chin, on a silver gyobu ground; signed Jokasai; the reverse with a baton, with wood storage box. 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes
舞楽面図蒔絵印籠 銘常嘉斎 19世紀
Illustrated on p.
Provenance: Michael Tomkinson, bearing original collector's label no.7.
The dragon surmount is thought to represent the rain dragon and the dance is a prayer for rain.
























