Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 272
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CIRCULAR TWO-CASE INRO
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CIRCULAR TWO-CASE INRO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane lacquer on the black roiro ground, with a large writhing dragon to one side and scrolling clouds to the other, together with a coral ojime, the inro 7cm.
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.