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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE KOMA KORYU SAKU
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A Four-Case Lacquer Inro**
Edo Period (19th Century), with signature Koma Koryu saku
The slender rectangular inro decorated in gold, silver, red and black togidashi with a scene of a bridge spanning a river, a torii gate just visible behind willow trees on the near river bank, the reverse with a continuation of the river scene and three figures picking mulberry leaves, the interior decorated in nashiji; fitted with a gilt-metal bead ojime with swallows and lotus flowers cast in high relief and with an ivory netsuke modelled as a man carrying a child across a river, the child holding a paper lantern and an umbrella, with signature Masayuki
3½in. (8.7cm.) long
Edo Period (19th Century), with signature Koma Koryu saku
The slender rectangular inro decorated in gold, silver, red and black togidashi with a scene of a bridge spanning a river, a torii gate just visible behind willow trees on the near river bank, the reverse with a continuation of the river scene and three figures picking mulberry leaves, the interior decorated in nashiji; fitted with a gilt-metal bead ojime with swallows and lotus flowers cast in high relief and with an ivory netsuke modelled as a man carrying a child across a river, the child holding a paper lantern and an umbrella, with signature Masayuki
3½in. (8.7cm.) long
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.