Lot 78*
A gold lacquer four-case inro By Yamada Jokasai, 19th century
10 November 2011, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,125 inc. premium
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A gold lacquer four-case inro
By Yamada Jokasai, 19th century
Bearing a subdued nashiji ground, lacquered with a kimono and obi draped over a kimono-kake (kimono rack) among shaped fusuma handles in gold and coloured takamakie with details of inlaid aogai, the interior of rich gyobu-nashiji, signed Jokasai. 7.6cm (3in).
Bearing a subdued nashiji ground, lacquered with a kimono and obi draped over a kimono-kake (kimono rack) among shaped fusuma handles in gold and coloured takamakie with details of inlaid aogai, the interior of rich gyobu-nashiji, signed Jokasai. 7.6cm (3in).
Footnotes
誰が袖に花紋図螺鈿蒔絵印籠 銘「常嘉齋」 19世紀
The display of sumptuous garments draped over a pole or clothing stand represents one of the most common themes, tagasode ('whose sleeves') of screen decoration or paintings in the early 17th century, but only rarely are figures included. Tagasode often implies a woman whose absence is felt, her fragance still remaining in the sleeves of her kimono. Such images alluding to a person contained in his or her possessions can be a more powerful expression of personality and presence than a conventional likeness portrayed in a painting. The idea is taken from a classical poem of the 10th century anthology Kokin wakashu (Collected Japanese Poems of Ancient and Modern Times).
