A four-case inrô. 19th century - image-1

Lot 779 Dα

A four-case inrô. 19th century

Auction 1080 - overview Cologne
09.12.2016, 11:00 - Asian Art - Indian Bronzes from the Günter Heil Collection / Japanese Art
Estimate: 500 € - 800 €
Result: 992 € (incl. premium)

A four-case inrô. 19th century

A four-case inrô with twenty-one cranes standing in different postures in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, a little red and black lacquer and gold foil. Nashiji to the inside. Losses to the gold foil and traces of usage. 19th century. Along with an ojime of carnelian and a flat two-part manjû of cherry wood with flower buds in maki-e, diameter 4 cm.
Height 7.8 cm

Provenance

Collection Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921), Kidderminster, England. Paper label to the base reading Tomkinson Collection 587 (added by hand)
Collection Gerald Becker, Mönchengladbach