Lot 105
Lot 105
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
THREE JAPANESE LACQUER INRO

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,375
Estimate
GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800
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THREE JAPANESE LACQUER INRO

EDO PERIOD (18TH-19TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,375
Price Realised GBP 1,375
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Comprising a four-case inro decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, kirikane and mother-of-pearl inlays on a brown lacquer and nashiji ground with chidori flying above crashing waves, signed Kajikawa Kosai, nashiji interiors; a five-case inro decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and kirikane on a fundame ground with an extensive garden landscape, nashiji interiors and risers; and a four-case inro decorated in gold hiramaki-e and inlaid in mother-of-pearl on a black lacquer ground with various mon, black interiors and risers
The largest, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) high


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