A Japanese bronze and mixed metal two-case inro, Edo period, 1615-1868
Asian Art
LOT 95
A Japanese bronze and mixed metal two-case inro, Edo period, 1615-1868
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
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About this Item
A Japanese bronze and mixed metal two-case inro, Edo period, 1615-1868
contained within a pierced bronze outer case, one side moulded with a fierce dragon, the other with a tiger rubbing his back against a tree, with fretwork sides, the cover enclosing a seal compartment, the first case with extendable cased brush, the second cover with seal box, with pierced flowerhead and bead ojime, with pierced clam-shaped manju netsuke, 7,3cm high
Provenance
Property of an Oriental Collector.
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