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A RARE SET CONSISTING OF A WOOD
TONKOTSU, OJIME AND NETSUKE WITH MANY
TORTOISES IN THE MANNER OF CHUICHI
Unsigned, wood tonkotsu, ojime and netsuke
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Japan, 19 CENTURY %DO PERIOD
An elaborately worked set consisting of a tonkotsu
TOBACCO CONTAINER NETSUKE AND OJIME n ALL CARVED
by the same hand and decorated with many
tortoises. The tonkotsu is carved with a ‘woven
basket’ décor and shows five tortoises crawling
upwards with two further ones on the lid. The
ojime is in the form of a single tortoise and the
netsuke shows a pile of tortoises – all in the manner
OF #HUICHI 4ADAKAZU !LL EYES AS WELL AS THE TWO
ringed himotoshi on the netsuke, are inlaid in black
horn.
Tonkotsu HEIGHT 9 CM, ojime HEIGHT 2.2 CM,
netsuke HEIGHT 5.2 CM

Condition: All in very good condition
0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION

Estimate EUR 2.000,-
328 Starting price EUR 1.000,-
A FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER
INRO WITH A CAT AND A RAT
Unsigned, lacquered wood inro
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Japan, 19 century
327 A gold lacquered four-case inro
A FINE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH ARIWARA NO showing a cat on one side and
NARIHIRA BY KAJIKAWA a rat on the other, executed in
"Y +AJIKAWA LACQUERWORK AND 4EISHO INLAYS LACQUER ON WOOD INRO takamaki-e and kirikane. Cats
with gold and inlays neko) are a rather rare motif
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Japan, 19 century in inro art. On one side, the cat
depicted is a well-fed housecat
A richly lacquered four-case inro inlaid with ivory and mother of seated in a dominant position
pearl showing the poet and courtier Ariwara no Narihira, richly with its front paws raised with
dressed in courtly garments and seated in a boat, surrounded by a toys attached to a string next
landscape with mountains, a lake, pine trees and flying birds. The to it. The other side shows a
lacquer technique used is takamaki-e with much gold as well as DANCING BLACK RAT nezumi),
gold kirikane; the moon and its reflection on the water with silver, amongst various seashells, a large
which has turned black with age. Gold nashiji on the interior of sea-cucumber and algae – all
THE CASES 3IGNED +!*)+!7! A LARGE AND FAMOUS FAMILY OF INRO a symbol for water, a known
specialists) in gold on the underside, with the name TEISHO inlaid grievance of cats. The inro shows
on mother-of-pearl, who made the inlays for this inro. the saying ‘The rats dance when
the cats are away’. Gold nashiji
HEIGHT 8.7 CM on the interior of the cases.
Condition: Overall in good condition, with minor expected wear to HEIGHT 7.7 CM
the lacquer, particularly around the edges
Provenance: German private collection Condition: Signs of age and wear,
especially around the edges
Estimate EUR 1.200,- 0ROVENANCE "RITISH PRIVATE
Starting price EUR 600,- collection
Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-

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