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 130. A two-case lacquer inro | Signed on red lacquer Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891) | Meiji period, late 19th century.

A two-case lacquer inro | Signed on red lacquer Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891) | Meiji period, late 19th century

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November 3, 04:08 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A two-case lacquer inro

Signed on red lacquer Zeshin (Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891)

Meiji period, late 19th century 


the wood inro decorated in gold, silver, red and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and keuchi with a growling tiger and its cub playfully biting its tail to the reverse, inlaid mica eyes, the tiger's fur finely rendered

7.9 cm., 3⅛ in. high