A pill box in the shape of a two-part inro  - image-1

Lot 562 Dα

A pill box in the shape of a two-part inro

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 400 € - 500 €
Result: 500 € (incl. premium)

A pill box in the shape of a two-part inro

Of elliptical shape. Roiro with fine abalone mother-of-pearl sprinkles. A wrestling match between a catfish and a Kappa in iroe-takabori, on the reverse a dancing frog carrying a hakama. Fine, dense nashiji to the inside. Ivory ojime. Netsuke in shape of an awabi shell covered with dark brown lacquer and a dojo (so-called East Asian mud loach).
Height 3.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare: Wrangham Index, p. 252