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A stunning Japanese black urushi lacquer ware inro with gold…
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Melbourne
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5-Nov-2022
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A stunning Japanese black urushi lacquer ware inro with gold nashiji flake interior, agate ojime and carved figural ivory netsuke, by Mei Otoyuki, Edo period, 19th century. Beautifully adorned with scene of Kazusue Kajiwara the warrior who fought in the Genji camp depicted on one side with a plum branch in his quiver, and on the reverse he is bearing a pennant. The words 'Genpai Gassen' on the body represent the Genji war in 1184. The inro 8.5 cm high
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Oriental: Inro