A FINE JAPANESE KIDNEY-SHAPED LACQUER INCENSE CONTAINTER (KO...

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£3,200

A FINE JAPANESE KIDNEY-SHAPED LACQUER INCENSE CONTAINTER (KOGO) SIGNED MORIKAZU
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY 
decorated in takamaki-e with a shodana, reserved against a roiro ground, the interior decorated with togidashi chrysanthemums against a gyobu ground 
9.5cm wide 

PROVENANCE: From the Eva & Aubrey Sweet Collection, Melbourne, Australia. Acquired from Max Rutherston, London, 2015, and with copy of original invoice
Ex Melvin and Betty Jahss Collection, New York

LITERATURE: M & B Jahss, Inro and other miniature forms of Japanese Lacquer Art, illustrated page 84, no 29

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import charge is payable at 5% on the hammer price.  VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer's premium and will not be shown separately on our invoice.