Description
FOUR-COMPARTMENT INRÔ
in lacquer with a hiramaki-e decoration in gold, silver and red, featuring kirigane and mura-nashiji on a black ground, depicting autumn plants and flowers alongside bundles of straw; the interior is finished in nashi and fundame. With a coral ojime.
(Slight wear, minor chipping, small knocks on the lid, a small crack on a himotoshi, a small split on the inside).
Japan, 19th century.
FOUR-COMPARTMENT INRÔ LACQUER, JAPAN, 19TH CENTURY.
DIM. 8.2 X 4.5 CM (3 1/4 X 1 3/4 IN.)
Provenance
Sale of the estate of the dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar (1905–1986), Piguet, Geneva, 14 March 2012, lot 852.
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