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KOMA KANSAI (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A four-case lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Lacquered in gold, silver, red, and black
takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with a scene of
the parable of Rosei’s dream, the young
man’s face visible through a fan of inlaid shell,
the reverse with the vapors of his dream in
gold and silver togidashi maki-e featuring
a retinue with a palanquin, with kirikane,
hirame, kinpun, and nashiji highlights, the
interiors nashiji, signed Koma Kansai and
with a red-lacquer kao; fitted with a coral
bead ojime and a lacquer kagamibuta
netsuke decorated on the top surface with
blossoming autumn plants in gold and silver
takamaki-e
3 1/8in (7.9cm) high
US$3,000 - 4,000

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A FINE FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-
1912), 19th/early 20th century
Decorated in high relief with a scene of
a writing table before and a tokonoma
decorated with a simulated ink landscape
painting, an incense burner, and a
calligraphic work reading Tenchijin, an open
window revealing a cherry tree outside, the
reverse with a continuation of the interior
and a wooden sliding door, the top of the
inro decorated to resemble a slate roof, all
decorated in several shades of gold and
black takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, sumi-e
togidashi maki-e, kinpun, nashiji, and
mokume, the interiors nashiji; fitted with an
amber bead ojime
3 3/4in (9.5cm) high

US$3,500 - 4,500

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