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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:7
Lots with images:7
Prices available:7
Category:
Inro
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Two Japanese inro & netsuke, [2], 1] Edo Biwa zu Makie Inro and signed Netsuke, Edo period, c. 1750-1850, Biwa zu (four-stringed Japanese lute) and reverse with mother of pearl inlay on a background, Technique: Kuro Urushinuri Raden Morimakie, Netsuke:… ***
*** Two Japanese brass Inro, [2], 1] Inro with dragon emblem on top (Ryu zu Kinko) & a wood netsuke, Meiji period 1868-1912, Technique: Kebori Suemon, netsuke: round wood netsuke with painted Usagi zu (rabbit), Ojime: cast metal, 2] a four case brass Inro… ***
*** A Japanese ivory netsuke, of a well Known Folklore character, an Inro hanging on the reverse, Showa period 20th century, two other characters caught up in his kimino, height 6 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late June Fairall ***
*** A mammoth ivory Inro carved with erotic figures enclosed, signature to base, a leaping carp on one side and a bird with a long beak on the other, topped with a figure on the cover, height 3.5 cm ***
*** A Japanese four case lacquer Inro, Ojime & plain wood Manju attached, Taisho period, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with characters from known fables, nashiji interior. Height 6 cm ***
*** A Japanese carved & lacquered Inro, signed & dated with a Cyclical year, Taisho/Showa period, a figure holding a sack & stepping on basket, length 8, width 5 cm ***
*** Japanese three tier inro carved from bone the silk cord with a bone toggle, the front depicting a monkey hanging from a tree with a poem on the reverse. Signed. 6.5 cm ***