Lot Essay
For a Noh mask by Deme Toshimitsu, see lot 331.
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Large One-Case Inlaid Inro**
Edo period (19th century)
The long slender inro decorated with a Portuguese feeding a cockatoo on an elaborate perch, the figure rendered in high-relief, his face and hands inlaid in mother-of-pearl, his coat decorated with scrolling vine patterns in gold lacquer with buttons inlaid in ivory, the bird's perch inlaid in pewter and the bird and his feeder designed in brown, red and black lacquer, roiro-nuri ground; interior black lacquer; fitted with a gilt-metal pierce-carved ojime with chrysanthemums and a grasshopper and a large painted-wood mask netsuke signed Deme Toshimitsu
6 5/8in. (16.7cm.) long
Edo period (19th century)
The long slender inro decorated with a Portuguese feeding a cockatoo on an elaborate perch, the figure rendered in high-relief, his face and hands inlaid in mother-of-pearl, his coat decorated with scrolling vine patterns in gold lacquer with buttons inlaid in ivory, the bird's perch inlaid in pewter and the bird and his feeder designed in brown, red and black lacquer, roiro-nuri ground; interior black lacquer; fitted with a gilt-metal pierce-carved ojime with chrysanthemums and a grasshopper and a large painted-wood mask netsuke signed Deme Toshimitsu
6 5/8in. (16.7cm.) long
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country