Lot 1122
A collection of five objects (fish-shaped inrō case, tortoiseshell etui, gunbai fan, a stag-beetle-shaped bronze box and a kushi and kōgai (comb and hair stick)), Japan, 19th/20th
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Wood, bronze, tortoiseshell, various techniques. 1) Wood Inrō in the form of a fish (probably salmon), in three sections, with carved scale pattern, inscribed; with associated fish Netsuke with inlaid eye and ojime on cord. Matte, lighter areas; abrasion; cord rubbed. Dimensions L. approx. 45.5 cm (with cord). 2) Tortoiseshell case with two applied bird reliefs and landscape decor in red and gold lacquer painting; reliefs rubbed. Detachment of tortoiseshell layer at upper edge; three hairline cracks on narrow head side (3.5 cm; 1 cm; 0.5 cm); surface scratched. Dimensions approx. 11.7 × 6.8 × 2 cm. 3) Gunbai of black lacquered wood; front with dragon under Sun and Tiger under moon in white, red and gold, rubbed; reverse inscribed (tenka taihei). Chips to leaf edge (1.2 cm; 0.5 cm); open, darkened crack (4 × 1.3 cm); lacquer losses to handle. Dimensions 30 × 14.5 × 1 cm. 4) Bronze box in the form of a stag beetle with hinged wing cases; seal mark to underside. Loss of patina to pincers and leg tips; greenish deposits to interior; otherwise intact. Dimensions approx. 12.5 × 5.5 × 2 cm. 5) Kushi and kogai (comb and hairpin) of tortoiseshell with polychrome gold decor in lacquer technique; terminal of kogai broken off, partial fragment missing; with associated dealer's casket. Decor largely intact; casket interior stained. Dimensions kushi approx. 9.8 × 5.7 cm, kogai L. approx. 17.5 cm.Attention: This lot can only be shipped within the European Union.
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