Butterflies and Insects Inro with a Kagamibuta decoration in various metals, of a fly caught in a spider's web.

Reverse: Butterflies & Insects Inro with a Kagamibuta decoration in various metals, of a fly caught in a spider's web.

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Butterflies & Insects Inro

 

 

Unsigned four case inro.

 

L5

 

A good four case Inro. The roiro ground decorated with a variety of insects in gold and red lacquer, as well as mother of pearl.

 

Signed: Unsigned.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Published: Item 282 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 9.5cm long x 4.6cm wide

 

 

Ojime: Metal in the form of a lotus seed pod with a frog on one side. Signed: Tenmin.

 

 

Netsuke: Kagamibuta, the ivory bowl with metal plate, with raised decoration in various metals, of a fly caught in a spider's web.  (NL5)
Japan, 19th century
Signed: Unsigned  

 

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