FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 19th century
SEKIGAWA KATSUNOBU: A FINE FOUR-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO By Sekigawa Katsunobu, signed Sekigawa Katsunobu 関川 勝信 saku 作 with a red pot seal Japan, early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Of upright rectangular form and oval section, bearing a lustrous roiro ground and finely decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, enriched with e-nashiji and kirigane.
The interior cases are finished in nashiji with gold fundame rims. His name has led some scholars to speculate about a possible familial connection with the Seki lineage of scabbard lacquerers, while his characteristic use of red, pot-shaped seals within his signature has been interpreted as suggesting an affiliation with the Kajikawa school.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- gold and silver takamaki-e, enriched with e-nashiji and kirigane
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 7.2 cm, LENGTH 6.6 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
- 203483122
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.