A Japanese Metal Inlaid Coconut Shell Saya Inro

19TH CENTURY

of short, rounded rectangular form, the interior silvered metal with incised floral decoration, the case with gold and silver inlays on one side showing the immortal Shoki, the reverse with a a gold and red lacuqered oni hiding from the immortal figure, unsigned; together with a mixed-metal ojime in the form of a frog atop a lotus leaf, and a gilt decorated bronze bell-form netsuke.

Length 2 in., 5.1 cm.

Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund

In overall good stable condition, with some surface scratches, minor indentations throughout, with rubbing to lower relief lacquerwork.

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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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A Japanese Metal Inlaid Coconut Shell Saya Inro

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