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A FOUR-CASE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY
SEALED KAN
象嵌印籠、江戸時代、18世紀、嵌装銘「観」

the rounded rectangular inro inlaid in Kyoto style
ceramic on a black background with a butterfly
above bamboo and grasses in Ritsuo style, the
reverse carved as an ink cake, the interiors black
with chinkinbori risers, fundame rims
9.2 cm, 3⅝ in. high
‡ £ 4,000-6,000
€ 4,550-6,800 US$ 5,300-7,900

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A SIX-CASE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SIGNED INAGAWA, SEALED CHUYU
蒔絵印籠、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 稲川、
壺印「仲宥」
decorated in red, gold, black, silver hiramaki-e
and kimpun, gold foil and nashiji with Ono-no-
Komachi appearing from behind a blind, the
reverse with a floral display beside a bundai
and suzuribako with a mokume design, nashiji
interiors, fundame rims
9.2 cm, 3⅝ in. high
PROVENANCE
Champoud Collection
‡ £ 6,000-8,000
€ 6,800-9,100 US$ 7,900-10,600

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A FOUR-CASE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SIGNED SHIOMI MASANARI
蒔絵印籠、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 盬見政誠
decorated in iroe togidashi with manzai dancers
beside stands holding pine and bamboo
8 cm, 3 ⅙ in. high
‡ £ 4,000-5,000
€ 4,550-5,700 US$ 5,300-6,600

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