A Two-Case Lacquer Inro
A Two-Case Lacquer Inro

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN

细节
A Two-Case Lacquer Inro
Edo period (19th century), signed Zeshin
The square inro in matte and glossy black lacquer rendered to simulate a Chinese ink cake, one side decorated in low relief with a stallion tethered to a post, the reverse with a Chinese inscription identifying the scene as the Taoist parable of Hakuraku (Peh Lo), or the parable of the ideal horse; fitted with a carnelian bead ojime
2 7/8in. (7.2cm.) long
来源
R.A. Pfungst, London
W.W. Winkworth, London
M.T. Hindson, sold Sotheby's, London, The M.T. Hindson Collection of Important Japanese Works of Art, Part VIII, 20 October, 1969, lot 1385