Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 7 October 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 17 070
About this Item
A Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, 19th century
the roiro ground decorated in gold, kirikane and togidashi maki-e with a rocky outcrop before foliage and sprays of flowerheads, the interior of nashiji, unsigned, with a jade thumb-ring, minor chips, 7,2cm high; and a Japanese gold lacquer four-case inro, decorated in gold, kirikane and togidashi maki-e depicting Fujin chasing Raijin, the interior of nashiji,signed, with an ivory netsuke depicting Fujin and a carved ivory ojime, minor chips, 7,8cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
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Provenance
Formerly the property of renowned architect Norman Eaton, an independent thinker and designer revered for his devotion to architectural perfection
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