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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:26
Lots with images:26
Prices available:26
Category:
Inro
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*** A four-case black, gold, white, yellow, red and green togidashi lacquer inro, depicting a scene of workers in a tannery, with a hanging tiger pelt; hako netsuke en suite, decorated with saddle and stirrups, signed Unryuan. Height 9.6 cm. Width 4.7 cm… ***
*** A four-case lacquer inro, in brown, black, red, blue, white and grey togidashi on a kinji ground, decorated with a nambanjin (a westerner), nambanken (a western dog) seated beside him, the reverse with two nambanken running together, two part manju… ***
*** A four-case lacquer inro, in roiro takamakie on a roiro ground, the single visible fan in gold maki-e, decorated with a single snake coiled over the sides, chasing numerous frogs; en suite with a manju netsuke decorated with a snail and grasses worked in… ***
*** A four-case lacquer inro, in gold, silver, blue, green and black togidashi on a kinji ground, with a continuous design of a horse trainer tugging at a rope tied to a rearing horse; manju netsuke en suite, decorated with horse irons worked in gold, black… ***
*** A five case lacquer inro and netsuke set, the inro decorated in red, green, white, black and yellow togidashi on a kinji ground, with a dancer performing Shirabyoshi, the other side with dancing hares in sumi-e; en suite with a hako netsuke decorated in… ***
*** A four-case lacquer inro, in gold, black, red, green, brown, yellow and white togidashi on a ginji(silver) ground, depicting two merchants wives returning from Hanami after viewing cherry blossom, rats incorporated into the fan design, en suite with a two… ***
*** A five-case lacquer inro, in green,red, blue, white and black togisdashi on a kinji ground, decorated with a mother and child playing, the other side with a child playing with a spinning top watched by his father; en suite with a manju netsuke worked in… ***
*** A fine four case inro, Meiji period, late 19th century, depicting a sow and three cubs on one side, the boar on the other, in raised black and red lacquer, separated by a gnarled tree trunk in takamaki-e embellished with kirikane all on a kinji bright… ***
*** A rare Japanese gold and black lacquered metal-inlaid three-case inro 19th century 9 x 9 cm very well decorated, with an ivory ojime and netsuke. Provenance: ex collection of the late L. Roberts, collected between 1915-1955 ***
*** An unusual wooden inro, Meiji period (1868-1912). Well carved with a carp a dragon and a crane to verso. Height 10 cm. ***
*** A Japanese lacquer five case inro decorated with gilt boats by a lakeside and a gilt wooden inlaid netsuke, Meiji period ***
*** A four case inro, early Edo, 18th century, decorated with a stream and cherry blossoms, in red and gold lacquer on a black ground, unsigned, 7.25 cm wide, . Height 6.5 cm ***
*** A Japanese gold lacquer four case inro, Meiji period, 19th century, decorated with a temple complex with netsuke and ojime. 7.8 cm long. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Henry Cyril Adams ***
*** A fine Japanese gold lacquer six case inro, Meiji period (1868-1912), coral ojime, 9 cm high, 5 cm wide ***
*** A Japanese lacquer three case inro and an marine ivory netsuke of a seated ox, Meiji period ***
*** A fine quality Japanese gold lacquer four case inro, Meiji Period, with coral ojime and a guri lacquer netsuke. 9 cm high, 6.5 cm wide ***
*** A Japanese cinnabar lacquer inro decorated with kirin and chrysanthemum and a wooden pea pod netsuke, Meiji period ***
*** A Japanese lacquer five case inro decorated with birds over waves and an ivory lotus leaf netsuke, Meiji period ***
*** A Japanese gold lacquer and mother of pearl four case inro, Meiji period (1868-1912), inlaid with fish and sea creatures; together with a wooden netsuke. 7.5 cm length. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Henry Cyril Adams ***
*** A Japanese gold lacquer inro and netsuke, Meiji period (1868-1912), inro cases: 9 cm long, netsuke: 3.8 cm high ***
*** Group of bone and ivory netsuke (3), amulets (4), seal and inro. 3-6 cm (9 items) ***
*** A fine Meiji Japanese Inro with shibayama inlaid decoration. Original Satsuma ojime bead and original boxwood mushroom netsuke. 9 cm. ***
*** A mother-of-pearl and lacquer inro, with lacquered and carved wood netsuke, circa 1900, 7 cm wide, netsuke 5 cm high ***
*** A Japanese lacquered Inro with carved ivory Ojime & bronze gourd medicine bottle, Edo period. Inro 11 x 7.5 cm ***
*** A rare Meiji Japanese wooden Inro Tonkotsu, with shibayama inlay decoration, original ivory Ojime bead and Hirado ceramic Fungi netsuke. Inro 7 cm high. ***
*** A Middle Eastern beaten metal dish. 25 cm diameter. A small carved Japanese inro with cord attached 3.5 x 3.5 cm. And a small Chinese bronze incense burner. 3 cm high, with carved stand ***