Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 265
A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated in gold hiramaki-e and kirikane on the black roiro ground, both sides with depictions of horsetail issuing from behind rocks, together with a glass ojime, the inro 9.5cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.