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EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE SEIRYO SEISHI KAN KO AND WITH INSCRIPTION HOIN TAN'YU ZU SHA (RENDERED AFTER A DESIGN BY [KANO] TAN'YU) AND WITH RED JAR SEAL
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A Seven-Case Lacquer Inro
Edo Period (18th-19th Century), with Signature Seiryo Seishi Kan Ko and with Inscription Hoin Tan'yu Zu Sha (Rendered After a Design by [Kano] Tan'yu) and with Red Jar Seal
The long inro of oval section decorated in gold, silver, and red takamaki-e on a fundame ground with the immortal Kinko on his carp, his robes with a phoenix and cloud design, the face and fins of the carp highlighted in gilt, the reverse with a dragon fish swimming up a waterfall, the eyes of both animals inlaid in glass with painted pupils, the interior decorated in nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime
3¾in. (9.6cm.) high
Edo Period (18th-19th Century), with Signature Seiryo Seishi Kan Ko and with Inscription Hoin Tan'yu Zu Sha (Rendered After a Design by [Kano] Tan'yu) and with Red Jar Seal
The long inro of oval section decorated in gold, silver, and red takamaki-e on a fundame ground with the immortal Kinko on his carp, his robes with a phoenix and cloud design, the face and fins of the carp highlighted in gilt, the reverse with a dragon fish swimming up a waterfall, the eyes of both animals inlaid in glass with painted pupils, the interior decorated in nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime
3¾in. (9.6cm.) high