Lot 102
Lot 102
THE SOAME JENYNS COLLECTION OF JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART
TWO JAPANESE LACQUER INRO

EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,750
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
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TWO JAPANESE LACQUER INRO

EDO PERIOD (17TH-18TH CENTURY)

Price Realised GBP 1,750
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
Price Realised GBP 1,750
Closed: 8 Nov 2018
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Comprising a three-case inro decorated in gold and black hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and inlaid in mother-of-pearl on a nashiji ground with imitation Chinese and Japanese coins, black lacquer interiors and risers; and a circular two-case inro decorated in gold, silver and metal hiramaki-e and takamaki-e on a nashiji and brown lacquer ground with imitation Chinese and Japanese coins, and inlaid with coins, red lacquer interiors and risers, fundame rims
The largest, 3½ in. (8.8 cm.) diam.


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