JAPANESE AND KOREAN ART 23 march 2022

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TOYO (ACTIVE 19TH CENTURY)
A black lacquer four-case inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Of lenticular profile with applied cord-runners, decorated in iro-e
togidashi maki-e and hiarme against a glossy black ground with a
samurai and two women entertainers walking beneath autumn maples
in the evening, interiors nashiji, signed Toyo and with a kao, coral bead
ojime; wood manju netsuke decorated with a crab and grasses in gold
and silver hiramaki-e, signed Toyo and with a kao
3in (7.6cm) high
$3,500 - 4,500
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
698
HARA YOYUSAI (1772-1845/6)
A gold-lacquer four-case inro
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Of lenticular profile with interior cord-runners decorated in gold, black
and silver takamaki-e and red togidashi maki-e on a ground of bright
kinji with a solitary crow perched in a snow-laden pine tree before the
setting sun, the interiors nashiji, signed Yoyusai saku; fitted with a coral
bead ojime and a wood netsuke carved as a Buddhist gong
3 1/4in (8.2cm) high
698
$3,000 - 4,000
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