REIBOKU: A GOLD LACQUER INRO OF TWO RATS AFTER SHIOMI MASANARI
REIBOKU: A GOLD LACQUER INRO OF TWO RATS AFTER SHIOMI MASANARI
After Shiomi Masanari (1647-1722), signed oyo onmakieshi Reiboku ga 御用 御蒔絵師 冷木 画
Japan, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 208 (only the signature is illustrated).
The three-case inro bearing an attractive kinji ground and lacquered in silver sumi-e togidashi. Signed goyo onmakieshi [official maki-e lacquerers], REIBOKU ga [painted by Reiboku] and with the aritst's kakihan. This design was frequently used by the Shiomi Masanari lacquerers.
HEIGHT 7 cm, LENGTH 6 cm
Condition: Good condition. Some light rubbing to lacquer and typical losses to edges.
Provenance: Christie's, London, 1991. Ex-collection Edward Wrangham (no. 2032), acquired from the above. Edward A. 'Ted' Wrangham (1928-2009) formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book 'The Index of Inro Artists' (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related gold lacquer inro with the same design, by Shiomi Masanari, at Christie's, The Japanese Aesthetic, 15 May 2013, London, lot 392 (sold for GBP 23,750).
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REIBOKU: A GOLD LACQUER INRO OF TWO RATS AFTER SHIOMI MASANARI
After Shiomi Masanari (1647-1722), signed oyo onmakieshi Reiboku ga 御用 御蒔絵師 冷木 画
Japan, late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 208 (only the signature is illustrated).
The three-case inro bearing an attractive kinji ground and lacquered in silver sumi-e togidashi. Signed goyo onmakieshi [official maki-e lacquerers], REIBOKU ga [painted by Reiboku] and with the aritst's kakihan. This design was frequently used by the Shiomi Masanari lacquerers.
HEIGHT 7 cm, LENGTH 6 cm
Condition: Good condition. Some light rubbing to lacquer and typical losses to edges.
Provenance: Christie's, London, 1991. Ex-collection Edward Wrangham (no. 2032), acquired from the above. Edward A. 'Ted' Wrangham (1928-2009) formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book 'The Index of Inro Artists' (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.
Auction comparison:
Compare a closely related gold lacquer inro with the same design, by Shiomi Masanari, at Christie's, The Japanese Aesthetic, 15 May 2013, London, lot 392 (sold for GBP 23,750).
