THE JAPANESE COLLECTION

Theatrical Inro

Tokusai Shibayama four case inro.

L7

A four case gold Inro richly decorated, in Shibayama style with actors in a play. 

Signed: On a red seal Tokusai
Provenance: D. Wright
Published: Front cover and item 354 (inro) 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 9.7cm long x 6.8cm wide

Ojime: Red lacquer with oval pattern decoration.

Netsuke: A quaint lacquer netsuke of a boy holding a box.  (NL7)
Japan, late 19th century
Signed: Unsigned