A FOUR-CASE INRO
A FOUR-CASE INRO

UNSIGNED, EDO/MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

細節
A FOUR-CASE INRO
Unsigned, Edo/Meiji Period (19th Century)
With gold kinji lacquer ground; decoration in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e embellished with gold and silver foil mosaic; elephant and musicians in relief of shibuichi with gilding and copper details; compartments and risers gold nashiji; shoulders and rims gold lacquer

On one side a group of Chinese musicians playing on the back of a caparisoned elephant; on the reverse a Chinese landscape by the sea with palace buildings
3.3/8in. (8.4cm.) long
來源
Dr. Joseph Kurstin Collection
出版
Eskenazi Limited, Japanese Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer-ware (London, 1986), cat. no. 42