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A TALL UPRIGHT BLACK-LACQUER
SIX-CASE INRO
By Tatsuke Takamitsu, Edo period
(1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
The roiro ground decorated with Kan’u and
Gentoku plotting over a calligraphic scroll,
in gold, silver and coloured takamaki-e, the
interior of black lacquer, signed Nanjosai
Tatsuke Kokyo with a large red seal; with a
silvered metal ojime inlaid in gilt metal with
an incense burner, signed Yoshiaki.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100
Kokyo was the go (art name) used by Tatsuke
Takamitsu who worked in Kyoto and was noted
for his use of unorthodox surface textures.
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