A TWO-CASE LACUQER INRO MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
A TWO-CASE LACUQER INRO
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
Decorated in gold, black and silver lacquer takamaki-e and details in inlaid mother-of-pearl on gold lacquer ground with three butterflies, signed on base
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high
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H. Seymour Trower Collection, no. 1026
Glendening and Co., Auction, 23 October 1952
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
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A TWO-CASE LACUQER INRO
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ZESHIN (SHIBATA ZESHIN; 1807-1891)
Decorated in gold, black and silver lacquer takamaki-e and details in inlaid mother-of-pearl on gold lacquer ground with three butterflies, signed on base
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high
Provenance
H. Seymour Trower Collection, no. 1026
Glendening and Co., Auction, 23 October 1952
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent
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