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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE KOMA KANSAI SAKU
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A Four-Case Lacquer Inro
Late Edo Period (19th Century), with Signature Koma Kansai Saku
The rectangular inro of oval section decorated in gold, silver, and red takamaki-e on a gold ground applied with nashiji with a Dutchman walking a small dog beside a river while his attendant shades him with a parasol, the riverbank with details in togidashi and kimpun and the rocks in kirigane, the reverse with a second Dutchman and small dog, his pantaloons decorated with geometric patterns, the interior in nashiji; fitted with an ivory netsuke of a seated immortal
4in. (10.2cm.) high
Late Edo Period (19th Century), with Signature Koma Kansai Saku
The rectangular inro of oval section decorated in gold, silver, and red takamaki-e on a gold ground applied with nashiji with a Dutchman walking a small dog beside a river while his attendant shades him with a parasol, the riverbank with details in togidashi and kimpun and the rocks in kirigane, the reverse with a second Dutchman and small dog, his pantaloons decorated with geometric patterns, the interior in nashiji; fitted with an ivory netsuke of a seated immortal
4in. (10.2cm.) high