ID 922475
Lot 45 | A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
Estimate value
$ 800 – 1 200
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNDE KANSHOSAI WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
Decorated in gold, black and silver lacquer takamaki-e and togidashi maki-e on black ground, with design of a tiger hiden among bamboo, eyes of the tiger inlaid with gold leaf and crystal
3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.)
Provenance
Henry Joseph Pfungst Collection (1844-1917), London, by repute
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Category: | Inro |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Edo period |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan |
| Category: | Inro |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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