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A BLACK-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
Edo period (1615-1868),
probably 19th century
The rounded rectangular body decorated in
black and red takamaki-e on one side with
Shoki the Demon-Queller caught in a storm,
standing with one hand raised to the brim
of his large hat, searching for fleeing oni
(demons) embellished in gold togidashi maki-e
shown on the reverse, the interior of rich
nashiji; unsigned. 7.7cm (3in) high.

£4,000 - 5,000
JPY780,000 - 970,000
US$5,200 - 6,500

Provenance: 65
Michael Tomkinson Collection.
Published:
Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection,
London, George Allen, 1898, vol.I, p.23,
no.843, not illustrated but described: ‘Shoki
(in low relief) pursuing Oni (in togidashi),
on black ground’.

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SHOGETSU
An Inlaid Gold-Lacquer Two-Case Inro
Edo period (1615-1868)
or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The broad nashiji body lacquered in gold
and iro-e takamaki-e with a seabream lying
against an awabi and other assorted shells
and aquatic plants on one side and a seashell
gatherer and a young child standing beside a
boat on the other, the highlights inlaid in shell,
signed on the base in gold lacquer Shogetsu,
with an amber ojime and a wood netsuke in
the form of Shoki and an oni.
7cm (2¾in) high.

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY580,000 - 780,000
US$3,900 - 5,200

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