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Lot 538 Dα

A four-case inrô. 19th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 1.800 € - 2.200 €

A four-case inrô. 19th century

Displaying a falcon perched on a gnarled branch of an old pine tree and looking down, in gold and silver takamakie, hiramakie and kirikane on a red ground, the falcon's eye of reverse-painted glass. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Coral red glass ojime.
Height 7.8 cm; width 5.3 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 20.6.1998, lot 124