Lot Essay
The scene depicted here represents Chapter 4 of the Tale of Genji, Yugao
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A FOUR-CASE HIRAME GROUND INRO
Decorated in gold and iroe togidashi with a lady and a Heian courtier by a bamboo gate and a fence with climbing yugao vine, the reverse with a group of courtiers and retainers in and out of a carriage, hirame interior, unsigned, (some minor restoration), 19th century, a gold lacquered wood ojime
7.7cm. long
Decorated in gold and iroe togidashi with a lady and a Heian courtier by a bamboo gate and a fence with climbing yugao vine, the reverse with a group of courtiers and retainers in and out of a carriage, hirame interior, unsigned, (some minor restoration), 19th century, a gold lacquered wood ojime
7.7cm. long