A three-case inro. 19th century - image-1

Lot 533 Dα

A three-case inro. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.375 € (incl. premium)

A three-case inro. 19th century

Signed in kinji: Kanshosai and Kakihan
A horizontal-format model. A swan on each side, one diving, in partially strong relief of white meleagrina mother-of-pearl, with details such as the rocky shore in the kinji-takabori, accentuated with okibirame and a little red, with grasses in hirabori. Nashiji with fundame edge to the inside.
Height 7.5 cm

Provenance

Handwritten collection number 49
Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare: Wrangham Index, p. 114 and 292 (listed under Tojusai)