Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 962
A JAPANESE THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Decorated in maki-e
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400
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Description
A JAPANESE THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
Decorated in maki-e, takaramaki-e and negoro with the God of Good Fortune Daikoku standing on a barge, with a large sack slung over his shoulder and brandishing his mallet before him, the reverse with an attendant moving the boat, with a small ojime shaped as an hazelnut, unmarked, 6.2cm max.
Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.