Inro with four lacquered wooden boxes and a netsuke, Japan, - Lot 140

Lot n° 140
Go to lot
Estimation :
1000 - 1500 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 3 328EUR
Inro with four lacquered wooden boxes and a netsuke, Japan, - Lot 140
Inro with four lacquered wooden boxes and a netsuke, Japan, mid-Edo period, 18th century for the inro, late 19th century for the netsuke With a ro-iro and hirame background, decorated in hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirikane and iroe takazogan shakudo, gold and suaka of a samurai on a terrace, a torch in his hand, on the other side the trunk of a pine tree adorns the center of the inro while in the background one can see a jinmaku (kind of large samurai tent) decorated in silver lacquer with the mon of the Itô family. It is a representation of the story of the "Revenge of the Soga Brothers". It is signed below Koma Koryu saku - 古満巨柳作. It has a wooden netsuke depicting a crouching craftsman seemingly polishing something. 8.6 x 6 cm; H. netsuke: 3.5 cm
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue