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A FIVE-CASE GOLD-LACQUER INRO
By Shozan Kakosai, Edo period
(19th century)
The narrow case designed in gold, slight
silver and iro-e hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, gold
togidashi maki-e and kirigane with a spring
scene of a waterfall flowing into a waterway
scattered with cascading petals from
flowering cherry trees, reversed by an autumn
landscape of the Tatsuta River bordered by
maple trees and with bands of colored leaves
floating on its fast flowing current, the interiors
Tsugaru-nuri and with fundame edges, signed
Kakosai above a red urn-shaped seal Sho;
fitted with a coral-colored bead ojime
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000

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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
By Kakosai Shozan, Edo period
(19th century)
Decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e,
gold hiramaki-e, togidashi maki-e and
kirigane with a waterfall and flowering cherry
trees in a mountainous spring landscape,
reversed by an autumn scene of Japanese
maple trees bordering fast-flowing rapids,
the interiors of nashji with fundame edges,
signed Kakosai above a red urn-shaped
seal Shozan; fitted with a gilt metal bead
ojime cast with koi-nobori
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000

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