Lot 43*
A yamimaki-e (black-on-black) lacquer four-case inro By a member of the Kajikawa family, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Amended
5 November 2020, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£800 - £1,200
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By a member of the Kajikawa family, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The rich roiro ground lacquered in black relief with two sparrows in flight among plum blossoms, the branches extending over the reverse, the interior with divided cases of rich nashiji; signed on the base in gold lacquer Kajikawa with a red tsubo-shaped seal. 7cm (2¾in) high.
The rich roiro ground lacquered in black relief with two sparrows in flight among plum blossoms, the branches extending over the reverse, the interior with divided cases of rich nashiji; signed on the base in gold lacquer Kajikawa with a red tsubo-shaped seal. 7cm (2¾in) high.
Footnotes
Provenance:
Georges Haviland Collection, no.123.
Purchased at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 7 June 1932.
Ivan League Collection.
Saleroom notices
Please note that the third name in the provenance should be Ivan Lepage and not that erroneously recorded in the catalogue.