A four-case inro. 18th century - image-1

Lot 524 Dα

A four-case inro. 18th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 800 € - 1.000 €

A four-case inro. 18th century

With slightly separate cord runners, almost elliptic in cross-section, jo and ge flat. Roiro ground. Deer in a hilly landscape at a torii in gold hiramakie with gold and silver togidashi on one side and flowering asters and pine forest on the other, each diagonally arranged and divided by cloud banks. The thin, only hinted himotôshi covered with kinji. Nashiji to the inside. Slight traces of wear.
Height 7.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 21.6.1997, lot 262