Lot Essay
For the artist, see E.A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists (Harehope Publication, 1995), page 270.
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A Single-Case Gold Ground Inro
SIGNED MUNETSURA IN SEAL FORM, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A Single-Case Gold Ground Inro
Signed Munetsura In Seal Form, 19th Century
Decorated in gold and iroe takamakie, inlaid in coloured enamel and pewter with a heike-gani, a masked crab, the reverse with reeds and flowering candocks, attached metal himotoshi, nashiji interiors, (minor old damage), with a double-fish shaped ojime
6.5cm. long
Signed Munetsura In Seal Form, 19th Century
Decorated in gold and iroe takamakie, inlaid in coloured enamel and pewter with a heike-gani, a masked crab, the reverse with reeds and flowering candocks, attached metal himotoshi, nashiji interiors, (minor old damage), with a double-fish shaped ojime
6.5cm. long