Lot Essay
Sold Sotheby's, London, 13 December, 1972
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KAJIKAWA SAKU AND WITH RED JAR SEAL
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A Seven-Case Lacquer Inro
Edo period (19th century), signed Kajikawa saku and with red jar seal
Decorated with a continuous scene of travellers arriving by boat to a shrine in gold, colored takamaki-e and hiramaki-e and highlights in hirame and kirigane on a kinji ground, interiors gyobu nashiji; with a hardstone bead ojime and a lacquered-wood netsuke of a cherry-wood stump decorated with blossoming cherry trees in gold and silver lacquer, signed Joka and with kao (cursive monogram)
3 5/8in. (9.3cm) long
Edo period (19th century), signed Kajikawa saku and with red jar seal
Decorated with a continuous scene of travellers arriving by boat to a shrine in gold, colored takamaki-e and hiramaki-e and highlights in hirame and kirigane on a kinji ground, interiors gyobu nashiji; with a hardstone bead ojime and a lacquered-wood netsuke of a cherry-wood stump decorated with blossoming cherry trees in gold and silver lacquer, signed Joka and with kao (cursive monogram)
3 5/8in. (9.3cm) long