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EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY)
Details
A Four-Case Inro
Edo Period (late 17th century)
Decorated in gold and brown takamaki-e, inlays of mother-of-pearl and lead with a man in a boat, the reverse with grasses on a gyobu-nashiji ground, nashiji interiors, fundame rims
6.4cm. high
Edo Period (late 17th century)
Decorated in gold and brown takamaki-e, inlays of mother-of-pearl and lead with a man in a boat, the reverse with grasses on a gyobu-nashiji ground, nashiji interiors, fundame rims
6.4cm. high
Provenance
Glendining & Co. Ltd., London, 1925
Literature
Henri L. Joly and Kumasaku Tomita, Japanese Art and Handicraft, Loan Exhibition Held in Aid of the British Red Cross (London, 1916)
Exhibited
Loan Exhibition held in London in aid of the British Red Cross, October-November, 1915, no.201
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot contains mother-of-pearl. Prospective bidders should be aware that if they intend to import this lot into another country it may require a CITES permit. Bidders should therefore familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding.