A four-case inro by Kajikawa. 19th century - image-1
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Lot 362 D‡α

A four-case inro by Kajikawa. 19th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.400 € - 1.800 €
Result: 3.780 € (incl. premium)
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A four-case inro by Kajikawa. 19th century

Displaying the Zen-Patriarch Daruma crossing the Yangzi on a reed, the reverse with five Chinese characters above waves in gold takamakie and hiramakie and a little hirame on a shiny black ground, Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Signed Kajikawa saku and pot seal reading Ei (Hide) in red lacquer. Marine ivory ojime in shape of a Daruma doll and a marine ivory netsuke of a standing Daruma. 19th century.
Height 9.7 cm; width 5.2 cm

The characters on the reverse can be read "Hossho shin jo kai" and translated "The dharma nature truth is like the ocean".

Provenance

Collection Irving Gould (1919-2004), sold at Nagel, Stuttgart, 13.11.1998, lot 1738