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A FINE SHIBAYAMA INLAID GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH CAPARISONED A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH COCKEREL, HEN AND
ELEPHANT BY THE KAJIKAWA AND SHIBAYAMA FAMILY BAMBOO BY TOKOSAI MASASHIGE AND LACQUER MANJU
"Y +AJIKAWA LACQUER AND 3HIBAYAMA INLAY GOLD LACQUERED INRO WITH IVORY BRONZE TORTOISE SHELL BY TOSHUSAI
mother of pearl and horn inlays; inlaid ivory ojime and ivory netsuke "Y 4OKOSAI -ASAHIGE LACQUERED WOOD INRO AND manju netsuke
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Japan, late 19 CENTURY -EIJI PERIOD Japan, early 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
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A superbly inlaid gold lacquer inro depicting a caparisoned elephant on one side, and parading A four-case inro showing on one side a cockerel in front of a
boys dressed in Korean garments on the other side. The inro shows a festival scene – A bamboo stalk, decorated in fine togidashi-e and hiramaki- e
REENACTMENT OF A PROCESSION OF THE +OREAN EMBASSY THROUGH *APAN TO %DO NOW 4OKYO 4HE BOYS 321 on matt gold fudame, depicting a cockerel next to bamboo on
are lacquered in red, gold and silver takamaki-e with finely inlaid ivory faces, holding various A FINE LACQUERED FOUR-CASE INRO WITH A MOUNTED one side and a hen with a small bird and more bamboo on the
instruments and a banner, all set underneath pine trees and clouds. The elephant on the other ELEPHANT other. Gold nashiji on the interior of the cases. Signed TOKOSAI
side, next to the pine tree, is inlaid in ivory and has a fierce expression. His saddle is inlaid with Unsigned, lacquered wood inro MASASHIGE and KAO on the underside, a well-known lacquer
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stained ivory, lacquer, bronze, horn, tortoise shell and mother of pearl. The inside with dense Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD ARTIST 6ERY SMALL CHARACTERS %)3(). AND POSSIBLY +!/ WHICH COULD
nashiji. The underside with the signature KAJIKAWA with red pot seal, and further signature however also mean “fame and loyalty”, next to the cockerel.
3()"!9!-! ON AN INLAID MOTHER OF PEARL TABLET The four-case inro covered in beautiful shimmering roiro-nuri
lacquer with a depiction of a silver and gold takamaki-e elephant With a two-part manju netsuke decorated in takamaki-e with
With an ivory shibayama ojime inlaid with mother of pearl, horn and coral and a square ivory with rider, the design passing over to the reverse, which is further gold, depicting a hut under a pine tree in front of a stream, signed
manju netsuke showing various patterns in shishiabori SUNKEN RELIEF lacquered in gold takamaki-e and togidashi-e with a section of a TOSHUSAI, another well-known lacquer artist. Spherical ojime
bridge. The inside of the compartments covered in dense nashiji. made from aventurine glass.
Inro HEIGHT 8.6 CM, manju netsuke HEIGHT 4.2 CM, ojime HEIGHT 1.5 CM
HEIGHT 6.5 CM (%)'(4 ).2/ #- $)!-%4%2 MANJU NETSUKE 4.2 CM
Condition: Minor wear to the edges of the inro, some wear to the fundame ground, one inlay to
the saddle cloth has been lost – generally, in good condition Condition: Very good condition, one tiny nick by the bridge Condition: The inro with many surface scratches and some wear to
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION STORED IN A BANK VAULT FOR lacquer, the netsuke in very good condition
years, collection no. 85 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
Estimate EUR 2.500,-
Starting price EUR 1.250,- Estimate EUR 800,- Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,- Starting price EUR 400,-

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