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Lot 344 Dα

A four-case inrô. 19th century

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.500 € - 2.800 €
Result: 2.772 € (incl. premium)
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A four-case inrô. 19th century

Displaying three bijin in sumptuously decorated garments dancing underneath a lantern, in gold and silver hiramakie and iroe-togidashi on a black ground. Black lacquer and fundame to the inside. Signed Shunshô and red lacquer seal reading Shunshô. Inside the lid two paper labels with old collectors' numbers: 189 Shunsho (hand-written) and 155 (printed). Sentoku ojime with lilies in partially gilt relief.
Height 7.9 cm; width 5.7 cm

According to Takao Yu the signature and seal can be attributed to Yamamoto Shunshô VI Masayuki (1774-1831), who worked after designs of Eishi and Utamaro, cf. Kindai makieshi taikan 4, in: Rokushô 20 (1996).

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland