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Lot 460

A Large Japanese Gold, Red and Black Lacquer Three-Case Inro 
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$10,000 - 15,000
Price Realized
$16,250
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Lot Description
A Large Japanese Gold, Red and Black Lacquer Three-Case Inro 
SIGNED SHOKASAI, EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
銘「松花齋」
in the form of a suite of armor, displayed on an armor box, decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with details rendered in inlaid shell and e-nashiji, the helmet set with antler-shaped flanges and surmounted by a flori-form forecrest, the black and red lacquered mask  above the breastplate decorated with a gilt highlighted mon, repeated on the helmet and the red-lacquered hand guards, the armour box embellished with further flower-head motifs; signed Shokasai on the bottom case, together with a small coral ojime and a carved wood mask-form netsuke.
Length 5 7/8 in., 15 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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