A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A MOUNTAIN VIEW
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Edo period (1615-1868)
A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO DEPICTING A MOUNTAIN VIEW Unsigned Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) Of upright rectangular form, with a brown ground decorated in polychrome takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, accented with a few kirigane flakes.
Depicting a continuous mountain landscape extends across both sides: one side features a small hut nestled beneath a pine tree, while the reverse shows the silhouette of a peasant standing beneath a bare tree. The interior is finished in dark brown lacquer. With a metal ojime.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- brown ground decorated in polychrome takamaki-e and hiramaki-e
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- LENGTH 5 cm, HEIGHT 8.1 cm
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
- 201688363
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.