Lot Essay
Illustrated in W.L. Behrens Collection Part II, no. 9, on plate XXII
WITH SIGNATURE SHIOMI MASANARI, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A SINGLE CASE LACQUER INRO WITH FOUR INNER CASES
With signature Shiomi Masanari, 18th Century
Decorated in gold, silver and iroe hiramakie, togidashi and gold foil on an ishime-ji gold ground depicting numerous horses around a lake, the four corners of the himotoshi with decoration of shaped metal pieces in gold foil, the outer single case opens to reveal four cases with interior nashiji and silver riser,
9.4cm. long
With signature Shiomi Masanari, 18th Century
Decorated in gold, silver and iroe hiramakie, togidashi and gold foil on an ishime-ji gold ground depicting numerous horses around a lake, the four corners of the himotoshi with decoration of shaped metal pieces in gold foil, the outer single case opens to reveal four cases with interior nashiji and silver riser,
9.4cm. long
Provenance
W.L. Behrens Collection