A four-case inro - image-1

Lot 563 Dα

A four-case inro

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 900 € - 1.200 €
Result: 1.000 € (incl. premium)

A four-case inro

Signed: Shorinsai, and signed on a metal plate: Yukinori, probably the signature of the metal artist
Rounded. In two-coloured gold hiramakie to takamakie with red, black and grey on kinji ground, the edges of the clouds accentuated above with okibirame. A puppeteer with an inro on his belt kneeling behind a dai table one which the puppets dance. The lead singer on the reverse, loudly declaiming. The faces inlaid with shibuichi, silver and shakudo. Nashiji to the inside.
Height 8.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 21.6.1997, lot 270

Literature

Compare: Wrangham Index, p. 252. Wrangham lists Shirai Shokyu as a modern artist