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UNSIGNED, EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS (THE FIRST LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE SECOND EARLY 18TH CENTURY)
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A Four-Case Inro [Medicine Case] and Another
Unsigned, Edo and Meiji Periods (the First Late 19th Century, the Second Early 18th Century)
The first rounded rectangular with applied himotoshi; black lacquer ground with gold hirame and kinpun; decoration in gold, aokin, silver and black togidashi-e, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; hardwood netsuke in the form of a natsume [tea container]; the second also with four cases, black lacquer ground with dense kinpun; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e with gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; old wear and restoration; bone ojime in the form of a puppy on a shell
The first with tokusa [scouring rushes], a stream and hills; the second with a Chinese landscape with pavilions, sea, hills and figures
3 3/16 x 2 1/8in. (8.1 x 5.4cm.) and 2 13/16 x 2 in. (7.1 x 5.1cm.) respectively (2)
Unsigned, Edo and Meiji Periods (the First Late 19th Century, the Second Early 18th Century)
The first rounded rectangular with applied himotoshi; black lacquer ground with gold hirame and kinpun; decoration in gold, aokin, silver and black togidashi-e, hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; hardwood netsuke in the form of a natsume [tea container]; the second also with four cases, black lacquer ground with dense kinpun; decoration in gold, aokin and silver hiramaki-e with gold foil; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; old wear and restoration; bone ojime in the form of a puppy on a shell
The first with tokusa [scouring rushes], a stream and hills; the second with a Chinese landscape with pavilions, sea, hills and figures
3 3/16 x 2 1/8in. (8.1 x 5.4cm.) and 2 13/16 x 2 in. (7.1 x 5.1cm.) respectively (2)
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Sale room notice
This Lot is sold as viewed. It is incorrectly numbered as Lot 182 in the catalogue.