SIGNED WITH SCRATCHED SIGNATURE ZESHIN, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)

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A Fine Four-Case Inro
Signed with scratched signature Zeshin, Edo Period (19th century)
Decorated in red, gold and black hiramaki-e, sabiji, silver and gold kanshitsu [dry lacquer] and lightly carved with katabami [wood sorrel] and omadaka [water plantain], attached hako netsuke of similar design, signed Zeshin
8cm. high

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

For a similar example see The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Inro and Lacuqer, Sothebys London, 18th June 1997, lot 18

For another example see W. L. Behrens Collection, no. 1537, illus. plate. LV

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