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A TWO-CASE WOOD INRO WITH INLAID CERAMIC DEER AND BIRD Japan, Ogata Kenya (1825-1889), late 19th century image 1
A TWO-CASE WOOD INRO WITH INLAID CERAMIC DEER AND BIRD Japan, Ogata Kenya (1825-1889), late 19th century image 2
A TWO-CASE WOOD INRO WITH INLAID CERAMIC DEER AND BIRD Japan, Ogata Kenya (1825-1889), late 19th century image 3
Lot 44

A TWO-CASE WOOD INRO WITH INLAID CERAMIC DEER AND BIRD
Japan, Ogata Kenya (1825-1889), late 19th century

6 – 16 July 2025, 12:00 EDT
Online, Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

Sold for US$640 inc. premium

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A TWO-CASE WOOD INRO WITH INLAID CERAMIC DEER AND BIRD

Japan, Ogata Kenya (1825-1889), late 19th century
Signed Kan in a square pottery cartouche, attached with a bronze bell-form ojime and a square wood netsuke, both signed Kenya, on the interior of the cover bearing a mark reading Kenya sha.

2 3/4 x 2 3/8in (7.2 x 6.1cm)

Footnotes

Provenance:
F.P. Schneider collection
Virginia Atchley collection, inherited by the present owner.

Publication:
Virginia Atchley and Neil Davey, The Virginia Atchley: Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts (Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc., 2006), p. 222.


PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.

OVERALL CONDITION: It displays numerous dull dents, fine surface scratches, and spotty tiny holes on wood.

This condition report is provided for your convenience based on the opinion of our cataloguers. It is not a comprehensive condition report and if you require more detailed information, please contact us. Lots are sold on an 'as is' basis, with all faults and imperfections.

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