Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1174
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
Estimate £1,800 - £2,200
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Description
A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated to one side with Shoki the Demon Queller holding an oni by the horn, the small monster with his hands clasped in prayer, probably begging for his release; the reverse with two further oni looking mischievous, one with a green complexion holding a kanabo spiked club, the design rendered in gold, silver and coloured takamaki-e lacquer on the okibirame ground, the base signed Jo O (Jokasai) with kao, together with a glass ojime, 7.5cm.
Provenance: an American private collection, purchased 1990s-2010s.