Close-Up: Japanese inro decorated in mother of pearl with cranes in flight, with a fluted carved coral ojime.

Close-Up Reverse: Japanese inro decorated in mother of pearl with cranes in flight, with a fluted carved coral ojime.

Base: Japanese inro decorated in mother of pearl with cranes in flight.

THE JAPANESE COLLECTION

 

 Cranes Inro

 

 

Shibayama three case inro.

 

L31

 

A three case gold lacquer and shibayama style inro decorated in mother of pearl with cranes in flight.

 

Signed: Shibayama
Provenance: G. Moss
Published: Item 281 (inro) 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 11cm long x 7.8cm wide

 

 

Ojime: Fluted carved coral.

 

 

Netsuke: Ivory in the form of a tennin flying on a swan.  (NL31)
Japan, 19th century
Signed: Homin with kakihan

 
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