Lot Essay
A similar example by Shoun is recorded by Meinertzhagen; see E.A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists (Harehope, Northumberland, 1995), p. 257. Compare also T. Goke, J. Hutt, and E.A. Wrangham, The Khalili Collection: Treasures of Imperial Japan, vol. 4, Lacquer (London, 1995), cat. no. 89.
The name Kokusai was used by Fujikawa Shunzo (1808-1865), brother of Tamakaji Zokoku and a specialist in carved lacquer. See E.A. Wrangham, Ibid, p. 266.
The name Kokusai was used by Fujikawa Shunzo (1808-1865), brother of Tamakaji Zokoku and a specialist in carved lacquer. See E.A. Wrangham, Ibid, p. 266.