A TWO-CASE SOMADA STYLE <I>INRO</I> decorated in <I>aogai </I>inlay, gold and silver foil, <I>kimpun</I> and <I>hirame</I> with two frolicking horses, the reverse with a flowering cherry tree (very slight chips), unsigned, 19th Century | Christie's

Sale 4719

Japanese

London

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18 March 1992

Browse Sale

Lot 343

A TWO-CASE SOMADA STYLE INRO decorated in aogai inlay, gold and silver foil, kimpun and hirame with two frolicking horses, the reverse with a flowering cherry tree (very slight chips), unsigned, 19th Century

Price realised

GBP 1,980

Estimate

GBP 1,500 - GBP 1,800

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A TWO-CASE SOMADA STYLE INRO decorated in aogai inlay, gold and silver foil, kimpun and hirame with two frolicking horses, the reverse with a flowering cherry tree (very slight chips), unsigned, 19th Century
6.3cm. long

Provenance

Arthur Kay Collection
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