Japanese Works of Art - 15th November 2022
Lot 147
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO BY HARA YOYUSAI (1772-1845/6)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Decorated with three banners to one side, the reverse with a heavenly palace raised on a rainbow; with details rendered in silver, red and gold lacquer, and in aogai (mother of pearl) inlays, the base signed Yoyusai with kao; together with a wood netsuke carved as a pavilion underneath large pine trees, the inro 7cm.
Provenance: an Irish private collection, Dublin.
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.