Lot 24
A Group of Three Wood Carved One-Case Inro, One Signed, Meiji Period or Later
Lot 24 Details
A Group of Three Wood Carved One-Case Inro, One Signed, Meiji Period or Later
The first inro of flattened pouch shape with bumpy texture, monkey-carrying figural ojime and kagamibuta netsuke of corozo nut bowl and mixed-metal roundel; the second inro a cylindrical container with wood manju netsuke; the third carved throughout with turtles, signature on inro and netsuke
largest height 4.1 in — 10.5 cm
Estimate $600-$800
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Provenance:
Flattened pouch purchased in 1976 from The Little Museum, Toronto
Cylinder purchased in 1978 from Jonny's Antiques Ltd., Shakespeare, Ontario
Turtles purchased in 1977 from Robert Deveau Galleries, Toronto
From an Important Toronto Netsuke Collection