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SHOKASAI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A four-case metal-inlaid lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early
20th century
The rounded rectangular inro decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e,
hiramaki-e, togidashi maki-e and hirame against a kinji ground
with Fujiwara no Yasumasa playing the flute in the moonlight while
the bandit Hakamadare Yasusuke lurks nearby, each applied
figure rendered in iro-e takazogan, the interior cases nashiji,
signed Shokasai
3 1/8in (8.5cm) high
$2,500-3,500

Provenance
Previously sold, Bonhams, London, November 11, 2010, lot 155
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TOBE KOFU (1888-1965)
A gold-inlaid five-case lacquer inro
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century
The kinji ground decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e with
highlights of mura-nashiji and kirikane, with the famous sumo
wrestlers Kawazu no Saburo and Matano no Goro Kagehisa inlaid in
gold takazogan, the wrestlers watched by a noblewoman seated on
the verandah of a palace building overlooking a garden, the interior
cases rich nashiji, signed Kofu saku (Made by Kofu)
3 3/4in (9.7cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000
Provenance
Previously sold, Bonhams, London, November 7, 2013, lot 126
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