Lot 31
A lacquer three-case inro Edo period (1615-1868), 16th/17th century
5 November 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£1,000 - £1,500
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Edo period (1615-1868), 16th/17th century
The roiro ground lacquered with a continuous scene in gold and slightly coloured takamaki-e depicting Benkei pretending to read the kanjincho (subscription list) beside an oi (backpack) resting at the foot of an old pine tree at the Ataka Gate, with discrete details of gold foil, the interior of nashiji; unsigned. 8cm (3 1/8in) high.
The roiro ground lacquered with a continuous scene in gold and slightly coloured takamaki-e depicting Benkei pretending to read the kanjincho (subscription list) beside an oi (backpack) resting at the foot of an old pine tree at the Ataka Gate, with discrete details of gold foil, the interior of nashiji; unsigned. 8cm (3 1/8in) high.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Edward Wrangham Collection, no.1952.
Purchased in these rooms, 10 May 2011, lot 169.