A GOLD LACQUER INRO OF TWO RATS BY REIBOKU AFTER SHIOMI MASANARI Katalognummer: NE1118-176 Gold lacquer inro Japan late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: ‘The Index of Inro Aritsts’, Edward Wrangham, 1995, p. 208 A sensitive depiction of two rats on a fundame ground lacquered in silver sumie togidashi. This design is exclusively known by the celebrated artist Shiomi Masanari. The inro is signed Goyo onmakieshi (official maki-e Lacquerers), Reiboku ga (painted by Reiboku) with kao. Meaning this was an official maki-e lacquerer to the shogunate at the beginning of the Edo period. HEIGHT 7 CM, WIDTH 6 CM Condition: Signs of age and use to the lacquer surface Provenance: Edward Wrangham collection no. 2032, acquired in 1991 at Christie’s, London Auction comparison: For an inro with the same design by Shiomi Masanari see Christie’s, The Japanese Aesthetic, London, 15 May 2013, lot 392. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
A GOLD LACQUER INRO OF TWO RATS BY REIBOKU AFTER SHIOMI MASANARI Katalognummer: NE1118-176 Gold lacquer inro Japan late 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: ‘The Index of Inro Aritsts’, Edward Wrangham, 1995, p. 208 A sensitive depiction of two rats on a fundame ground lacquered in silver sumie togidashi. This design is exclusively known by the celebrated artist Shiomi Masanari. The inro is signed Goyo onmakieshi (official maki-e Lacquerers), Reiboku ga (painted by Reiboku) with kao. Meaning this was an official maki-e lacquerer to the shogunate at the beginning of the Edo period. HEIGHT 7 CM, WIDTH 6 CM Condition: Signs of age and use to the lacquer surface Provenance: Edward Wrangham collection no. 2032, acquired in 1991 at Christie’s, London Auction comparison: For an inro with the same design by Shiomi Masanari see Christie’s, The Japanese Aesthetic, London, 15 May 2013, lot 392. Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750 -
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