Project Description
Early Three-case Black Lacquer Inro
On one side a cat rests on the ground near a bamboo trellis with bamboo and flowers, on the other a bird perches on the handle of a ladle lying in a water basin, some elements inlaid in shell. The cord runners are decorated with a diaper pattern, the ends with lacquer imitations of metal mounts
Unsigned. 17th century
Height 6.2cm
Provenance:
Gaston Migeon collection, offered in his sale 18th-21st March 1931, lot 585
MR4638
