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BOTH UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
Details
Two Inro
Both unsigned, Edo Period (Late 17th-Early 18th Century)
The first oval with attached himotoshi; seven cases, gold lacquer ground decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e with gold and silver foil, with a landscape in the Yoshino district (cherry-trees, mountains, a river, a bridge and a waterfall), compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame, unsigned; the second oval with attached himotoshi; five cases, gold lacquer ground decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e and kirikane, with ducks and a stream, compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame, unsigned, old wear and slight fading to both
3½ x 1 15/16in. (8.9 x 4.9cm.) and 3 1/16 x 1 7/8in. (7.8 x 4.9cm.) respectively (2)
Both unsigned, Edo Period (Late 17th-Early 18th Century)
The first oval with attached himotoshi; seven cases, gold lacquer ground decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e with gold and silver foil, with a landscape in the Yoshino district (cherry-trees, mountains, a river, a bridge and a waterfall), compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame, unsigned; the second oval with attached himotoshi; five cases, gold lacquer ground decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and low takamaki-e and kirikane, with ducks and a stream, compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame, unsigned, old wear and slight fading to both
3½ x 1 15/16in. (8.9 x 4.9cm.) and 3 1/16 x 1 7/8in. (7.8 x 4.9cm.) respectively (2)
Provenance
Henri Vever
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