Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 142
A JAPANESE CYLINDRICAL FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £800
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Description
A JAPANESE CYLINDRICAL FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated with two scaly dragons writhing amongst scrolling clouds, the decoration rendered in gold, silver, black and red lacquer, the background painted en trompe l'oeil to simulate wood grain, with a wood netsuke carved as a dragon emerging from a makimono (handscroll painting), signed, the inro 7.5cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.