FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 19th century
AN IMPRESSIVE AND LARGE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO IN THE FORM OF A KINCHAKU DEPICTING THE SEVEN LUCKY GODS (SHICHIFUKUJIN) Unsigned Japan, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912) Finely modeled in the form of a kinchaku (drawstring bag), lavishly decorated in gold takamaki-e to depict stylized panels shaped as the distinct attributes of the Seven Gods of Fortune (Shichifukujin).
The bag secured with a cord tied in a knot, while the top is adorned with dense nashiji. With a finely carved globular ojime depicting a samurai and a pumpkin-shaped tsuishu (carved red lacquer) netsuke, the surface decorated with a neatly carved asanoha pattern and fitted with a silver mounting in the form of a chrysanthemum for cord attachment.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- gold takamaki-e
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- HEIGHT 9.4 cm, LENGTH 7 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
- 200169281
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.