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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KANKO BUNRYUSAI UTSUSU
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A Three-Case Lacquer Inro**
Edo period (19th century), signed Kanko Bunryusai utsusu
The slender inro lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e and gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e and gold and silver togidashi with highlights of mura-nashiji, kirigane and gold foil all against a roiro-nuri ground with a flying crane and a bushy-tailed tortoise on a rocky island with pine, plum, bamboo and nandina berries, interiors nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime and a stag-antler netsuke of a man crushing grains with a foot-powered mortar
3½in. (8.8cm.) long
Edo period (19th century), signed Kanko Bunryusai utsusu
The slender inro lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e and gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e and gold and silver togidashi with highlights of mura-nashiji, kirigane and gold foil all against a roiro-nuri ground with a flying crane and a bushy-tailed tortoise on a rocky island with pine, plum, bamboo and nandina berries, interiors nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime and a stag-antler netsuke of a man crushing grains with a foot-powered mortar
3½in. (8.8cm.) long
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.