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A VERY RARE SEVEN-CASE INRO WITH TWO A FINE TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH SHISHI
SHISHI BY GYOKUSAI TACHIBANA MASAMITSU BY CHINEI
"Y 'YOKUSAI 4ACHIBANA -ASAMITSU WOOD INRO WITH "Y #HINEI INRO LACQUERED WOOD INRO AND MARINE IVORY
lacquer and gold netsuke
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Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD Japan, 18 and 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
A rare seven-case gold lacquer inro by the rare and The black two-case inro in roironuri shows on both sides
celebrated artist Gyokusai Tachibana Masamitsu. lively shishi in a tussle, with full curly manes and tails.
"OTH SIDES SHOW A SNARLING shishi in takamaki-e, with The drawing is executed in the chinkinbori technique
flaming manes and tails chasing each other; the eyes and accentuated with gold. Rich gold nashiji on the
beautifully inlaid. Gold nashiji on the interior of all interior. Signature in gold on the underside, large and in
CASES 3IGNATURE '9/+53!) 4!#()"!.! -!3!-)435 seal script CHINEI, who lived in Nagasaki from around
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and red kao on the underside. The lacquer artist is the mid-18 century.
predominantly known as Gyokusai.
Spherical ojime in colorful enamel cloisonné. The en
The metal ojime has an elongated ovoid shape, is suite marine ivory netsuke shows a shishi bowing down
signed and shows a peony blossom in takabori. with a large, expressive head and a raised flaming tail.
The shishi stands on an elongated oval base with a
INRO HEIGHT 9.5 CM, OJIME LENGTH 2.5 CM central cord hole; unsigned.

Condition: Fine condition with expected wear and HEIGHT INRO 6.6 CM, LENGTH NETSUKE 3 CM
surface scratches
Provenance: American private collection Condition: Very good condition – very minor wear to
lacquer; the netsuke in good condition
Auction comparison: For another by this rare artist Provenance: Austrian private estate, acquired at Galerie
see Christie’s, Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art, Zacke in the 1990s
London, 8 June 2000, lot 3.
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Estimate EUR 2.000,- Starting price EUR 750,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

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