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KAJIKAWA LINEAGE (19TH CENTURY)
A fine five-case lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Each case with slightly recessed joints and
bearing a different ground including kinji,
nashiji, togidashi maki-e, and Gyobu-nashiji,
the obverse decorated with a treasure ship
laden with the accouterments of the Seven
Gods of Good Fortune, the sail decorated
with the character kotobuki (Longevity), a
minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise) swimming
alongside the ship, the reverse with a
miniature pine and madarin tree on a stand
with cranes and minogame, all in iro-e
takazogan and applied gold foil, the interiors
nashiji, signed Kajikawa saku and with a red
pot seal
3 1/8in (7.9cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000
Provenance
Michael Tomkinson Collection
Leonard Haber Collection

Published
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection,
London, George Allen 1898, p.8, no. 300
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KAKOSAI SHOZAN (ACTIVE 19TH
CENTURY)
A five-case lacquer inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Decorated in several shades of gold
takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and gold and brown
togidashi maki-e with highlights of hirame,
with a landscape and a fishing village, the
interiors nashiji
4in (10.1cm) high

$1,500 - 2,000

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