Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 145
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO
MEIJI ERA, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated to one side with a hawk perched on a leafy maple tree, the reverse with two chidori birds in flight, with details rendered in black and gold lacquer, together with a corozo nut netsuke carved as two chestnuts, the inro 8.7cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.