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The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art
A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU (KOMA KORYU)
Details
A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU (KOMA KORYU)
The broad rectangular body with a roiro ground with a sparse dusting of gold powder, lacquered in gold takamaki-e, e-nashiji with a flock of sparrows in flight amidst tall stems of bamboo, all the birds and the bamboo shoots applied in low relief cloisonné-enamel, the interior risers of rich nashji, signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Koma Koryu saku; with a cloisonné-enamel ojime decorated with foliate motifs.
2 ¾ in. (7.1 cm.) high
JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KOMA KORYU SAKU (KOMA KORYU)
The broad rectangular body with a roiro ground with a sparse dusting of gold powder, lacquered in gold takamaki-e, e-nashiji with a flock of sparrows in flight amidst tall stems of bamboo, all the birds and the bamboo shoots applied in low relief cloisonné-enamel, the interior risers of rich nashji, signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Koma Koryu saku; with a cloisonné-enamel ojime decorated with foliate motifs.
2 ¾ in. (7.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's London, 29 March 1979.
Wrangham Collection, no.1438, with original collector's label.
Wrangham Collection, no.1438, with original collector's label.
Brought to you by
Zheng Ma
Head of Department, Senior Specialist