A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-1
A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-2
A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-3
A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-1A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-2A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century - image-3

Lot 750 Dα

A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
25.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 1.600 € - 1.800 €
Result: 3.000 € (incl. premium)
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A four-case inro. Probably late 18th century

The body with a black lacquer background with fine graduated gold dust, with a hoo bird flying above flowering kiri branches in iroe-togidashi. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Signed Shigenori and kao in red lacquer. Small glass ojime.
Height 9.1 cm; width 5.8 cm

The Tomkinson catalogue lists an inro with hoo and kiri in togidashi signed Shingenori under no. 54. In the uppermost case of the present inrô is a paper label inscribed Shigenori / 2212 and the pound cypher with the price scratched away. On the underside of the inro are remnants of glue pertaining to a sticker. It is possible that the present inro once belonged to Michael Tomkinson.

Provenance

Possibly Collection Michael Tomkinson (1841-1921)
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, acquired at Lempertz, 18.6.1994, lot 1054