A Large Japanese Gold, Red and Black Lacquer Three-Case Inro
Sale 1015 - Strong Diversions: Property from a Lifetime of Play
Mar 28, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$10,000 -
$15,000
Sold for $16,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
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.
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
Condition Report
In overall good and attractive stable condition, free from structural defects and major lacquer loss. All inlays present and intact. The proper left crest of the helmet with a minor lateral age crack. The nickle-size portion of very soft musuem wax visible in published images has largely buffed out. Expected minor rubbing at gilding at the top of the crest and between cases, and to the borders of the inlays on the box. Please refer to condition photos.
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