L20 Fans Inro with stag-antler netsuke



THE JAPANESE COLLECTION Fans Inro Jokasai four case inro. L20 A four case inro of decorative fans in gold and coloured lacquers on a roiro (polished black) ground. Signed: Jokasai Provenance: J. Katchen. Published: Item 325 (inro) 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen. Dimensions: 7.8cm long x 6.4cm wide A number of successive generations of the Yamada family used the name Jokasai, from the end of the 17th through the 19th century. The present example is a fine work by one of the later members of the family. Ojime: Togidashi lacquer black ground with dragon decoration. Netsuke: Stag-antler netsuke of a rat on a large peach with foliage. (NL20) Japan, 19th century Signed: Ren (Ishikawa Rensai), Asakusa Zodiac sign / Rat