Lot 146 AN INLAID SILVER THREE-CASE INRO JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

AN INLAID SILVER THREE-CASE INRO JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)

GBP 1,000

英鎊 1,000 – 英鎊 1,500

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細節: AN INLAID SILVER THREE-CASE INRO
JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
The broad rectangular body with a silver ground engraved with a temple compound inlaid in <i>shakudo</i> flat relief decorated with a continuous scene of seven skeletons rising from the graves to nocturnal revelry, each depicted in a variety of spirited and mischievous poses, three skeletons in the graveyard outside the temple: one carrying a <i>toba </i>(Buddhist memorial stupa), another clambering a tree, and the third scampering over gravestones, inside the temple another four skeletons continue their playful activities: one standing beside a <i>keidai</i> (gong stand), two cavorting with a <i>tengai</i> (canopy), the fourth falling over on the ground, the interior with silver risers, <i>unsigned, </i>with an inlaid<i> shibuichi ojime.</i>
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) high

來源: Wrangham Collection.