Lot 66
Lot 66
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH OBJECTS FOR THE TEA CEREMONY

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,125
Estimate
GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
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A JAPANESE FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH OBJECTS FOR THE TEA CEREMONY

EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,125
Price Realised GBP 1,125
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Decorated in red and black takamaki-e, gold and aogai kirikane and nashiji on a brown lacquer ground with a tea container (chaire) in a tea bowl (chawan) and a tea scoop beside, the reverse with a pedestal supporting a karashishi lion, a flower vase beneath, nashiji interiors and risers, fundame rims
2¾ in. (6.8 cm.) high


Provenance
Collection of the late Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), then by descent within the family.
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