A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO

Lot 47
01.10.2020 10:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 402987
Lot 47 | A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO
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$ 1 200 – 1 800
Decorated in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black lacquer ground imitiating a Chinese ink cake (tsuikoku) with details of simulated wear and age cracks, depicting a Chinese couple on a boat in a pond of budding lotus and swimming ducks, the lady holding a leaf as a parasol, black lacquer interiors and risers, fundame rims; attached netsuke in the form of a woven bamboo basket, with a silvered-copper fitting chased and engraved simulating a rope, the red lacquer ojime decorated in gold hiramaki-e with maple leaves
6.6. cm. (25/8 in.) high (the inro)
4.4 cm. (13/4 in.) high (the netsuke)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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