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An inlaid gold lacquer four-case inro, Meiji period, of lobed…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
25-Oct-2010
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Description:
An inlaid gold lacquer four-case inro, Meiji period, of lobed form, finely decorated with a figure scene on either side, one depicting a boy fighting a Tengu, the reverse with a maiden seated by a pine tree watching a rabbit and monkey swinging from a branch, the decoration in soft metals, gold and coloured hardstones; signed Katsuhiro (Hagiya), with wood netsuke carved as a skeleton and old man wrestling; signed Shunsai, and carved ivory ojime, signed
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Category:
Oriental: Inro