Japanese & Korean Works of Art - 20 May 2025
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A JAPANESE GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
A JAPANESE GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)
6.8cm. (2)
MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)
6.8cm. (2)
Decorated in hiramaki-e and kirikane lacquer, one side with a goshoguruma (ox-drawn carriage) beside pine and bamboo trellis, possibly a reference to The Tale of Genji; the reverse with a small shrine and a tori gate amongst further trees; attached to a glass ojime.
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