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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art
A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (KOMA KORYU)
Details
A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (KOMA KORYU)
The broad rectangular body with a rich mura-nashiji ground lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a continuous design depicting a variety of flowering plants including: fuyo (hibiscus), hagi (lespedeza), suisen (narcissus), kiku (chrysanthemum), tsubaki (camelia), ayame (iris) and yori (lyliam), the interior risers of nashiji, signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Koma Koryu saku with a kao; with a red stone ojime and a boxwood manju-netsuke in the form of a kiku bloom.
2 ½ in. (6.25 cm.) high
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO) (KOMA KORYU)
The broad rectangular body with a rich mura-nashiji ground lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a continuous design depicting a variety of flowering plants including: fuyo (hibiscus), hagi (lespedeza), suisen (narcissus), kiku (chrysanthemum), tsubaki (camelia), ayame (iris) and yori (lyliam), the interior risers of nashiji, signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Koma Koryu saku with a kao; with a red stone ojime and a boxwood manju-netsuke in the form of a kiku bloom.
2 ½ in. (6.25 cm.) high
Provenance
Robert de Belder Collection, purchased at Sotheby's, London, 16 November, 1983.
Wrangham Collection no.1645, with original collector's label.
Wrangham Collection no.1645, with original collector's label.
Brought to you by
Zheng Ma
Head of Department, Senior Specialist