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SIGNED KAKOSAI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Details
A Four-Case Inro
Signed Kakosai, Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and hirame and inlaid in ivory and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground with a humorous design of karako building giant festival characters under a pine tree
10cm. high
Signed Kakosai, Meiji Period (late 19th century)
Decorated in gold, silver and red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and hirame and inlaid in ivory and mother-of-pearl on a kinji ground with a humorous design of karako building giant festival characters under a pine tree
10cm. high
Provenance
Senator Andrew Sordoni
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.