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Koshinsai
Bamboo & Stream.
Koshinsai lacquer Kogo.
L44
A fine Kogo decorated in gold on a black ground. The cover and sides show scenes of bamboo growing beside a running stream.The tray similarly decorated, the interior and base decorated in rich gyobu.
Japan, 19th century
Dimensions: 7.8cm x 6.5cm x 3.9cm.
Signed: Koshinsai
The signature is illustrated in E A Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p.150.
Provenance: Sotheby's 1973
Published: Item 366 'In Search of Netsuke and Inro' by George A. Cohen.
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