A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-1
A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-2
A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-3
A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-1A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-2A four-case inrô. Late 19th century - image-3

Lot 276 Dα

A four-case inrô. Late 19th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 3.800 € - 4.200 €
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A four-case inrô. Late 19th century

Displaying two types of New Year’s decorations, on one side a kumade, a bamboo rake, decorated with a box inscribed Kinsenryô (One thousand ryô in gold), an Okame mask and a ledger with the characters Daifukuchô, and an Edo-style mochibana extending to the other side of the inrô with various takaramono, a dice, takarabune, turnip and tanzaku attached to its branches, all rendered in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with details in black and red lacquer and small inlays of aogai on a highly polished kinji ground. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Signed Bunryûsai saku. Ojime of transparent glass and ivory manjû decorated with kumade and mochibana in the same lacquer techniques. In one cartouche the characters Chôkokuji. Wooden box.
Height 9.1 cm; width 6.1 cm

The bamboo rakes are sold each year in November at the tori-no-ichi market in shrines throughout the country while mochibana are sold at temples and shrines at New Year's. The most famous tori no ichi market takes place at Asakusa, where the temple Chôkokuji - referred to on the manjû - is located.