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

Lot 537 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: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)

A three-case inro. 19th century

Signed on the underside on an oval indentation: Takahashi Yoshiyuki
With separate cord runners. Light coloured boxwood. Three grouse beneath flowering autumn grasses in gold hiramakie to takamakie, details accentuated with a little grey and okibirame. Fundame to the inside. Some minor damage.
Height 6.9 cm

Provenance

Louis Lawrence, London
Collection E. A. Wrangham (1928.200), paper label E. A. Wrangham Collection No. 2109 (handwritten)
Sold at Bonhams, London, 10.5.2011, lot 314
Private collection Rhineland, acquired at the above auction

Literature

Compare: Wrangham Index, p. 281