Two Japanese Lacquer Inro

19TH CENTURY

the large a four-case example, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with shell inlays showing figures at various tasks, the interior of nashiji lacquer, together with a metal square ojime and a carved wood netsuke in the form of a monkey hugging a gourd; the smaller a five-case example, decorated in gold, black and colored hiramaki-e and enashiji showing a tsuzumi, a fan and a hat amongst prunus blossoms, all set on a kinji ground, the interior of nashiji lacquer, together with a reticulated gilt bronze ojime and a carved boxwood netsuke in the shape of lotus leaf; both unsigned.

Length of larger 3 1/8 in., 7.9 cm.

Each in overall good stable condition, with some rubbing to the lacquer and light surfaces scratches, Expected wear to between the cases, with one lip of the larger example having a small chip. The squirrel netsuke with soiling. The inlays in the larger example intact, slight flaking around one central figure.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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Two Japanese Lacquer Inro

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