Lot Essay
Sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 27 November, 1973, lot 184
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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Three-Case Lacquer Inro**
Edo period (19th century)
Designed with a dragon holding a sacred jewel in gold, silver and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e and swirling clouds in togidashi against a roiro-nuri ground, the jewel inlaid in mother-of-pearl and the dragon's eyes in glass, interiors nashiji; fitted with a stone bead ojime and an ivory netsuke of a Chinese immortal on a dragon
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long
Edo period (19th century)
Designed with a dragon holding a sacred jewel in gold, silver and red takamaki-e and hiramaki-e and swirling clouds in togidashi against a roiro-nuri ground, the jewel inlaid in mother-of-pearl and the dragon's eyes in glass, interiors nashiji; fitted with a stone bead ojime and an ivory netsuke of a Chinese immortal on a dragon
2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long
Special notice
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.