JAPAN - MEIJI period (1868 - 1912) - Lot 292

JAPAN - MEIJI period (1868 - 1912) Three-square Saya inro, polylobed saya in kinji lacquer and gyobu nashiji and inlaid with mother-of-pearl, coral and tortoiseshell shibayama of a bird and a goose flying among peonies above a stream, mountains in the distance on one side, sentoku taka zogan inlay on the other, suaka and gilded copper of a man trying to escape from a ghost emerging from a box and grabbing him by his garment, while a kappa holds him by the neck, and a huge pigeon frightens him, the sides adorned with stylized flower and bird motifs and surrounded by inlaid shibuichi thread. Signed in a shibucihi cartouche Nemoto zo. The inro inside in togidashi lacquer and kinji and hirame lacquer, decorated with swastika, kikko, asanoha, hishi, peony and geometric motifs. H. saya 11 cm. H. Inro 10.5 cm Provenance : Maurice Garçon Collection, n°126 (label).