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A SMALL GREY-LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO A BLACK-LACQUER THREE-CASE INRO
By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), Edo period By Koami Tadamitsu, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th century
(1615-1868), 18th century Of wide form, the roiro ground embellished with mura-nashiji,
Bearing a shibuichi-nuri ishime ground, simulating metal, with two lacquered and inlaid with a continuous design of a quiver of arrows
panels, one with a design of formalised flying butterflies and birds with two bows and a battledore, the latter decorated with a Heian-
in relief over abstract patterns of gold hiramaki-e, the reverse with a period court scene, in gold and coloured takamaki-e, the arrow flights
ten-character poem in archaic script, the top and base with stylised of inlaid shell and the battledore with details of gold foil, the interior of
dragons in relief and the interior of matt shibuichi-nuri lacquer, signed nashiji with kinji edges, signed Koami Tadamitsu saku; with a black-
with two seals, Kan and Naoyuki; with a coral ojime. lacquered ojime.
6cm (2 3/8in) high. 7cm (2¾in) high.
£2,000 - 3,000 £1,000 - 1,500
JPY300,000 - 450,000 JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$2,800 - 4,200 US$1,400 - 2,100

Provenance Provenance
Raymond Bushell collection, purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 1966. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1984.
Edward Wrangham collection, no.670. Edward Wrangham collection, no.1710.

Published
Sydney L. Moss, Eccentrics in Netsuke, London, 1982, no.11.
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