Lot Essay
Active in the early part of the 19th century, Nomura Kyukoku specialised in inlay. See E.A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists (Harehope, Northumberland, 1995), p. 159.
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SIGNED KYUKOKU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A TWO-CASE INRO
Signed Kyukoku, Edo Period (19th Century)
Brown lacquer ground; decoration in gold and red takamaki-e, shell and ceramic; compartments, shoulders and rims black lacquer; risers black lacquer with floral decoration in chinkinbori [incised lines filled with gold foil]; signed in gold hiramaki-e underneath Kyukoku with a kao; metal ojime with bird and leaf designs
The front with a tai [snapper] prepared for the table; the reverse with mizuhiki [decorative paper threads] threaded through a ceramic holder
2¼in. (5.5cm.) high
Signed Kyukoku, Edo Period (19th Century)
Brown lacquer ground; decoration in gold and red takamaki-e, shell and ceramic; compartments, shoulders and rims black lacquer; risers black lacquer with floral decoration in chinkinbori [incised lines filled with gold foil]; signed in gold hiramaki-e underneath Kyukoku with a kao; metal ojime with bird and leaf designs
The front with a tai [snapper] prepared for the table; the reverse with mizuhiki [decorative paper threads] threaded through a ceramic holder
2¼in. (5.5cm.) high
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