Lot Essay
SIMILAR EXAMPLES ARE ILLUSTRATED IN N.H.N. MODY, JAPANESE CLOCKS (TOKYO, 1967), PL. 97 AND 100
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EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
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AN INRO CLOCK
EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
SINGLE-CASE, SANDLEWOOD, WITH A GLASS CIRCULAR APERTURE, THE INTERIOR CONTAINING THE MECHANISM, ELABORATELY ENGRAVED WITH PEONY SPRAYS, THE COVER WITH A KEY COMPARTMENT, ATTACHED KAGAMIBUTA STYLE OJIME OF CARVED RED LACQUER, THE WOOD MANJU CARVED IN RELIEF WITH CHERRY, PEONY AND CLEMATIS BLOSSOM, SOME OLD WEAR TO THE CASE
6.6CM. LONG
EDO PERIOD (MID-19TH CENTURY)
SINGLE-CASE, SANDLEWOOD, WITH A GLASS CIRCULAR APERTURE, THE INTERIOR CONTAINING THE MECHANISM, ELABORATELY ENGRAVED WITH PEONY SPRAYS, THE COVER WITH A KEY COMPARTMENT, ATTACHED KAGAMIBUTA STYLE OJIME OF CARVED RED LACQUER, THE WOOD MANJU CARVED IN RELIEF WITH CHERRY, PEONY AND CLEMATIS BLOSSOM, SOME OLD WEAR TO THE CASE
6.6CM. LONG
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