Lot 572 Dα

A three-case inro

A large model, possibly for a sumo wrestler, the weight suggests a metal core, all sides rounded. In wide, wavy reserves in bold but fine a detailed relief, a Chinese official seated on a chair under a tree surrounded by guests, on his right a lady with a harp, on the left a court lady with an assistant. On the reverse a group of musicians beneath a large pine tree in a garden with decorative rocks. Roiro to the inside. Ojime of opache, coral-red glass. A round, two-part Manjû en suite displaying a minogame with a stylised shell crawling out of the floods, and Sho-chiku-bai on the underside in bold relief on a stylized wave-ground.
Height 11 cm; diameter Manjû 4.3 cm