A two-case miniature inro - image-1

Lot 540 Dα

A two-case miniature inro

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 800 € - 1.200 €

A two-case miniature inro

Signed: Masayuki
Of copper with separate cord runners. A crane flying in front of a golden sun in iroe-takabori with gold, sivver and shibuichi, on the reverse an ikebana vase with gilt dragon handles and a blossoming camelia branch. A metal ojime of thin strips of silver, shakudo and copper.
Height 4 cm

Provenance

Collection number 929
Private collection, Rhineland

Literature

Compare: Shinkichi, Hara, Die Meister der japanischen Schwertzierraten, Hamburg 1931, p. 98