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A SILVER THREE-CASE INRO WITH A SHAKUDO SAYA
3184 By Unno Yoshimori II, (1864-1919), early 20th century
A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO The silver three-case inro enclosed within a shakudo saya, inlaid with
By Kajikawa Bunryusai, Edo period (19th century) cock and hen pheasants by a fast-flowing stream, beneath overhanging
The lobed inro decorated with snowflakes in two shades of gold cherry trees in shades of gold and copper takazogan and pierced with
takamaki-e on a ground of blossoms, geometric patterns and clouds clouds, the cord runners of gilt metal, signed Kiryuken Yoshimori; with
in black and gold togidashi maki-e with embellishments of hirame and a gilt metal ojime, pierced with a grasshopper among autumn plants;
kirigane, interiors gold nashiji, signed Bunryusai and with red seal; and a metal-inlaid horn Ryusa-style manju, inlaid with two quails carved
fitted with a gold-lacquer bead ojime decorated with leafy vines in gold amid wind-blown millet heads and clouds, signed Ko
and silver takamaki-e 3in (7.6cm) high
3 1/8in (7.9cm) high $16,000 - 18,000
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
3185 ex- Wrangham collection, no.708.
A SINGLE-CASE SHAKUDO INRO Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1966.
By Kankosai, Edo period (19th century)
Of oval form, inlaid on one side with a goose standing by a stream Published
beneath the full moon, and on the other with a goose wheeling in E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Harehope,
the sky above a stream with reeds and rocks beneath, in shibuichi Northumberland, 1995, p.336, Yoshimori, Unno, left.
takazogan with details of gold and silver, signed Kankosai; fitted with a
shibuichi ojime of geometric design Exhibited
2 3/4in (7cm) high Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1972, no.107.
$1,800 - 2,200
The maker is Unno Yoshimori II (1864-1919), the son of Unno
Provenance Moritoshi who was adopted by Unno Yoshimori I. He was a student
Ex-Wrangham collection, no.1141 of Unno Shomin, and studied painting as well as the art of metalwork.
Purchased at Sotheby’s, London, 1972 For a discussion of Yoshimori I and II, see Robert Haynes, The Index of
Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists, Ellwangen, Germany,
Published 2001, nos.H11885 and H11886.
E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, Harehope,
Northumberland, 1995, p.112, Kankosai. The design is taken from a woodblock-printed book, titled Ehon shoshin
hashiradate (An Illustrated Primer for Beginners), published in 1715.

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