A RARE SINGLE-CASE INRO WITH INNER COMPARTMENTS

Lot 35
01.10.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 3 750
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 402975
Lot 35 | A RARE SINGLE-CASE INRO WITH INNER COMPARTMENTS
Estimate value
$ 2 500 – 3 000
Decorated in gold, silver, and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, keuchi, kirikane, kimpun, muranashiji, with mother-of-pearl and stained bone inlays on a black lacquer ground, with a Chinese beauty holding a fan leaning out of a window to observe two butterflies, the reverse with a rock beside budding and blooming peonies, the case opening to reveal a miniature shodana containing minature boxes and a tiny covered vase inlaid in mother-of-pearl, the sides of the shodana with stylised snowflakes, details in nashiji
6.8 cm. (25/8 in.) high
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
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