

Lot 25*
A black-lacquer four-case inro By Nakaoji Moei, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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By Nakaoji Moei, Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
Decorated with a continuous design of flowering kerama tsutsuji (Kerama azalea) issuing from rocks in red, gold and silver togidashi maki-e, the interior of roiro with hirame flakes; signed on the base in gold lacquer Moei (Shigehide) with a seal Tomi. 7.6cm (3in) high.
Decorated with a continuous design of flowering kerama tsutsuji (Kerama azalea) issuing from rocks in red, gold and silver togidashi maki-e, the interior of roiro with hirame flakes; signed on the base in gold lacquer Moei (Shigehide) with a seal Tomi. 7.6cm (3in) high.
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Provenance
Purchased at Galerie Robert Finck, Brussels, 1942.
Ivan Lepage Collection, no.400.