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A fine lacquer four-case Inro, Edo period, early 19th century,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
31-Aug-2017
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Description:
A fine lacquer four-case Inro, Edo period, early 19th century, signed Jitokusai Gyokuzan, bearing a rich kinji ground and lacquered with three hiramakie and takamakie cranes in flight and two cranes on the reverse. The details in gold, silver, black, red and lacquer and interior rims and shoulders in fundame, signed: Jitokusai Gyokuzan with red pot seal, 7.5 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Spink & Son Ltd, 1989. Other Notes: cranes have been a popular subject matter in Japanese Art and culture since ancient times. In both Chinese and Japanese mythology, cranes were believed to live for 1000 years, and were an embodiment of the wish for luck and longevity. It is said a flock of cranes flying together represents many good wishes.
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Category:
Oriental: Inro