A cherry wood inrô. 19th century
A cherry wood inrô. 19th century
A cherry wood inrô with an owl perched on an oak branch and a water basin with a ladle, a bird sitting on its handle on the other side in takamakie, hiramakie, black lacquer, and inlays of lead-like material and ceramic. The interior of black lacquer. Sealmark Kan (=Ritsuo) at the base. Minor damage. 19th century.
Height 5.7 cm
Provenance
Lempertz, Cologne, 7./8.12.2012, lot 740