ID 922477 
Lot 42  | A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000 
TAISHO-SHOWA PERIOD (20TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMONE SAKU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (YAMAGUCHI SHOJOSAI; 1900-1978)
Decorated in polychrome lacquer takamaki-e with kirikane detail on gold and silver fundame ground, with a Portuguese with a hound, cranes flying over Chinese figures on the other side, signature on base
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Sotheby's, London, 17 December 1957
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
Literature
'Illustration', Oriental Art, Vol III, 1957. no. 1, pp. 15, by repute
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic | 
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| Historical era: | Showa period, Taisho 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: | Showa period, Taisho period | 
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan | 
| Category: | Inro | 
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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