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LACQUER FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION LOTS 125-140
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A FOUR-CASE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SIGNED TOYO SAKU WITH KAO AND
RYUCHIKEN ARAI TERUYUKI WITH KAO
蒔絵印籠、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 桃葉作（花押）、
嵌装銘「龍池軒新井英随（花押）」
the inro with a wakasa-nuri lacquer ground and inlaid in iroe
hirazogan and takazogan with a fox priest seated at a table
before a screen in silver and gold lacquer with shakudo edges,
a hossu and an archaic vase in gold beside
9 cm, 3½ in. high
‡ £ 5,000-7,000
€ 5,700-7,900 US$ 6,600-9,300

134

A FINE SLEEVE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SIGNED SHIOMI MASANARI
蒔絵鞘型印籠、江戸時代、銘 盬見政誠
a four-case inro fixed to an oval base with detachable cage
frame with silvered bars, the inro decorated in iroe togidashi
with quail, the base of the frame in iroe hiramaki-e with maple
leaves on swirling waters, the base nashiji with four feet
8 cm, 3 ⅙ in. high

PROVENANCE
Ankakrona Collection
EXHIBITED
The Great Japan Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, (London,
1981), no. 16
LITERATURE
Eskenazi, Japanese Inro and Lacquer Ware from a Private
Swedish Collection, (London, 1996)
‡ £ 7,000-9,000
€ 7,900-10,200 US$ 9,300-11,900

135

A FOUR-CASE INRO
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
SIGNED KANSHOSAI
蒔絵印籠、江戸時代、19世紀、銘 観松齋（花押）

decorated in black, silver and gold togidashi with crows in trees
in late evening light, all on a silver fundame ground, nashiji
interiors, fundame rims
8.4 cm, 3 ⅓ in. high
‡ £ 3,000-4,000
€ 3,400-4,550 US$ 3,950-5,300

FINE JAPANESE ART 101