A Japanese Gold and Brown Lacquered Wood Two-Case Inro
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $600 - $800
Estimate$600 – $800
Status
Closed
A Japanese Gold and Brown Lacquered Wood Two-Case Inro
BY MASAKATSU, 19TH CENTURY
銘「伊川院法印筆」「晴川法眼（花押）」「正勝 （花押）」 the wide inro decorated in gold and red hiramaki-e showing the immortal Nankyoku Jusei besides an inlaid turtle, the reverse with the sun above a riverscape; together with a coral ojime.
Length 2 7/8 in., 7.3 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
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.
