Lot 456
A Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inro
Sale 1015 - Strong Diversions: Property from a Lifetime of Play
Mar 28, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$2,500 -
3,500
Price Realized
$2,250
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Lot Description
A Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inro
BY TSUCHIDA SOETSU, 18TH CENTURY
銘「土田宗悦 」
the vertical rectangular inro decorated with a mother-of-pearl inlaid male figure riding on a black lacquered donkey, all reserved on a gold lacquered ground, the interior of nashiji lacquer, signed Tsuchida Soetsu on the underside, together with a wood rabbit-form ojime.
the vertical rectangular inro decorated with a mother-of-pearl inlaid male figure riding on a black lacquered donkey, all reserved on a gold lacquered ground, the interior of nashiji lacquer, signed Tsuchida Soetsu on the underside, together with a wood rabbit-form ojime.
Length 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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