A four-case inrô. Late 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 529 Dα

A four-case inrô. Late 18th/19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €

A four-case inrô. Late 18th/19th century

Displaying a large carp lying on its back hanging from a bamboo rod with bamboo branches in iroe-takamakie with gold foil, silver makie and kirikane, and a yuzuri branch, on kinji ground. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Signed Koami Tadamitsu saku. Ojime in form of a thin coral branch with silver eyelet.
Height 7.4 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Van Ham, Cologne, 3.12.2015, lot 2464