Lot Essay
Cf. Wrangham, E.A., The Index of Inro Artists, p.171.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
An ivory inro
SIGNED SHIBAYAMA MASAYASU, AND MASAYASU ON THE NETSUKE, 19TH CENTURY
Details
An ivory inro
Signed Shibayama Masayasu, and Masayasu on the netsuke, 19th Century
Decorated with Shibayama style inlay with an eagle perched on a screen with silk hangings and a parrot on a perch, the interior designed as a ko-dana, the ojime with birds and cherry blossom petals, the hako netsuke with ducks, (some inlay missing)
8.1cm. long, the netsuke 3.5cm. wide
Signed Shibayama Masayasu, and Masayasu on the netsuke, 19th Century
Decorated with Shibayama style inlay with an eagle perched on a screen with silk hangings and a parrot on a perch, the interior designed as a ko-dana, the ojime with birds and cherry blossom petals, the hako netsuke with ducks, (some inlay missing)
8.1cm. long, the netsuke 3.5cm. wide