Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

Masters of Enamel: The Collection of John and Muriel Okladek | Including Further Japanese Works of Art from the Meiji Period, 1868-1912

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 131. A four-case lacquer inro | Signed to the base with incised characters Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891) | Meiji period, late 19th century.

A four-case lacquer inro | Signed to the base with incised characters Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891) | Meiji period, late 19th century

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November 3, 04:09 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A four-case lacquer inro 

Signed to the base with incised characters Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891)

Meiji period, late 19th century 


decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a black lacquer ground, with a dandelion and grasses, black lacquer interiors and risers, fundame rims; attached ojime and wood manju

7.5 cm., 3 in. high