Jewellery and Oriental Works of Art

Online-Only Auction, 23 - 28 November 2022

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Oriental Works of Art

Sold for

ZAR 5 863
Lot 169
  • A rare Japanese bark inro, 18th/19th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 863

About this Item

A rare Japanese bark inro, 18th/19th century
rectangular with rounded corners, with conforming loose cover, with nut ojime and irregular-shaped cork netsuke, minor chip to the cover, 9cm high; a Japanese black lacquer and gilt inro, Meiji period, 1868-1912, the front decorated with a minogame with a fan, basket and fishing rod observed by a crane, the reverse with a basket, musical instrument, scroll and staff, the interior with nashiji ground, hairline crack, 11,5cm high; and a Japanese gilt lacquer box and cover, Meiji period, 1868-1912, rectangular with rounded corners, the cover embellished with sprays of kaneshon against a gilt ground, the interior with nashiji ground, minor chip to the interior of the cover, 9cm long
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Provenance

The Property of an Oriental Collector.



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