A FINE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19TH CENTURY
The rounded rectangular inro lacquered in gold takamaki-e depicting front and back two farmers at work, an ovoid metal Ojime with relief decoration, the ivory Manju depicting a relief decoration of three bats and the metal script Long Life and on the other side a metal bat flying over trees.
The interior and risers gold nashiji, with the original ribbon. In very good conditions, minor signs on the top near the signature, a minor loss on the rim of one compartment and very minor losses. 7,2 cm high, 6,5 cm wide, the Inro 1,5 cm high, 4 cm diam., gr. 12 CITES IT/CE/2025/GE/00018 A FINE BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD (1615-1868), 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED SEKIKAWA KATSUNOBU Provenance: from the heritage of a passionate collector in Genoa * Il lotto é stato identificato come contenente materiali organici che possono essere sottoposti a restrizioni per l'importazione o l'esportazione.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 7,2 cm high, 6,5 cm wide
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 201343829
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.