Japanese Art - A Japanese Three Case Inro with Rooster Netsuke and Monkey Ojime, 19th Century 明治时代十九世紀 木彫嬰戯圖印籠 猿緒締 諫鼓鶏根付
拍卖行: Heffel
专场: 日本与南亚艺术品专场(第一场)
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lacquer and wood 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 0 7/8 in, 8.4 x 5.4 x 2.5 cm A three-case wood inro, carved in low relief with a scene of Chinese boys at play surrounded by blooming chrysanthemums, set against a delicately carved background of endless-fortune motifs. Together with a finely carved monkey ojime and a netsuke carved as a rooster on a drum (kanko dori), inscribed to the base with a related kanshi poem, “kankokokefukaku toriodorokanu.” 「諫鼓苔深鳥不驚 」 PROVENANCE Gurie Gallery, Montreal Estate of Henry Handel (1916-1972), owner of Everyman’s Bookshop, Montreal, 1950s By descent to the present Private Collection, Montreal
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