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A black-lacquer four-case inro Koma style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century image 1
A black-lacquer four-case inro Koma style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century image 2
Lot 27*

A black-lacquer four-case inro
Koma style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century

16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A black-lacquer four-case inro

Koma style, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The mura-nashiji ground lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a continous scene depicting three cranes flying over banks of windswept reeds; the interior compartments of red lacquer with matt-gold risers; unsigned. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high.

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Provenance
Purchased in Paris, 1933.
Ivan Lepage Collection, no.378.

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