Lot 374 D α

A three-case inrō. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.000 €

A three-case inrō. 19th century

Displaying alltogether five geese in silver and gold takamakie with a little brown and black lacquer, on a very fine nashiji going over into a roiro ground. Red lacquer and fundame to the inside. Signed Eikō (Hidemitsu/Terumitsu) with kaō. Coral-red glass ojime and ivory netsuke of a stylised bird, early 19th century. Wooden box.
Height 7.2 cm; width 7.5 cm

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, 16.6.1994, lot 265
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate