Jeff Olson
Director
Property of various owners
Lot 841
SHŌKYŌSAI
A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Meiji era (1868-1912)
22 March 2023, 10:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$2,295 inc. premium
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SHŌKYŌSAI
A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Of lenticular profile with integrated cord-runners, decorated in gold, silver, shakudō, and shibuichi for the figures and gold, aokin, and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e for the background depicting a lord seated impatiently behind a table and a courtier kneeling before him on the reverse, the interiors gold nashiji, the rims gold fundame, signed on the base Shōkyōsai
3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 5/8in (8.9 x 5.9 x 1.7cm)
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Of lenticular profile with integrated cord-runners, decorated in gold, silver, shakudō, and shibuichi for the figures and gold, aokin, and colored hiramaki-e and takamaki-e for the background depicting a lord seated impatiently behind a table and a courtier kneeling before him on the reverse, the interiors gold nashiji, the rims gold fundame, signed on the base Shōkyōsai
3 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 5/8in (8.9 x 5.9 x 1.7cm)