A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO AND NETSUKE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOJU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO AND NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOJU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
Decorated in gold, silver and polychrome lacquer hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, inlaid gold leaf and mother-of-pearl with Okame's erotic dream of a large Tengu mask wrapped in a cloth, with chestnut shaped ojime and noh mask netsuke
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high
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Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
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A THREE-CASE LACQUER INRO AND NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOJU WITH CURSIVE MONOGRAM (KAO)
Decorated in gold, silver and polychrome lacquer hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, inlaid gold leaf and mother-of-pearl with Okame's erotic dream of a large Tengu mask wrapped in a cloth, with chestnut shaped ojime and noh mask netsuke
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
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