UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (MID-17TH CENTURY)
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Two Early Four-Case Carved Wood Inro
Unsigned, Edo Period (Mid-17th Century)
The first rounded rectangular with attached himotoshi, carved in Kamakura-bori style and originally gold-lacquered, most of the lacquer worn away, the interior red lacquer; the second oval with attached himotoshi, carved in Kamakura-bori style originally red-lacquered, most of the lacquer worn away, interiors red lacquer, shoulders and risers black lacquer, old wear
The first with a Chinese scholar and attendant on one side and a scholar seated at a table on the other side, with a cycad tree in the background; the second with a stylised plant design, probably a peony
2 9/16 x 2 1/16in. (6.5 x 5.3cm.) and 4 3/16 x 2 7/16in. (10.6 x 6.2cm.) respectively (2)
Unsigned, Edo Period (Mid-17th Century)
The first rounded rectangular with attached himotoshi, carved in Kamakura-bori style and originally gold-lacquered, most of the lacquer worn away, the interior red lacquer; the second oval with attached himotoshi, carved in Kamakura-bori style originally red-lacquered, most of the lacquer worn away, interiors red lacquer, shoulders and risers black lacquer, old wear
The first with a Chinese scholar and attendant on one side and a scholar seated at a table on the other side, with a cycad tree in the background; the second with a stylised plant design, probably a peony
2 9/16 x 2 1/16in. (6.5 x 5.3cm.) and 4 3/16 x 2 7/16in. (10.6 x 6.2cm.) respectively (2)
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