Sale 5695
London
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12 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 1,725
Estimate
THREE LACQUERED INRO Signed, 18th/19th Century A single-case roironuri ground inro decorated in gold and silver hiramakie, hirame and aogai inlays with butterflies, the interior divided in two, with an ojime, signed Yoyusai, 19th Century, 8.5cm. wide; a four-case gold kimpun ground inro decorated in gold, silver, iroe hiramakie and kirigane with shells and waves, a wood ojime, 18th Century, 7.4cm. long; another four-case gold ground inro decorated in gold ,iroe hiramakie and gold foil with a bird, the reverse with plants, with a wood ojime, signed Kajikawa saku, 7.9cm. long (3)
Provenance
The third from Arthur Kay Collection
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