Ending 26th Jul, 2025 11:16
Timed Auction Japanese Miniature Art - Netsuke, Sagemono & Sword Fittings
1414
1 week, 6 days, 10 hours, 8 minutes and 18 seconds
A SIDE-OPENING LACQUER INRO WITH A GRASSHOPPER ON LEAFY VINES
€250
€500
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Unsigned
Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Of upright rectangular form, bearing a textured black lacquered exterior, decorated in gold and brown takamaki-e to depict a grasshopper on leafy vines. One riser is hinged and opens to reveal five bamboo drawers with bone exteriors.
With a black glass ojime.
LENGTH 5.9 cm, HEIGHT 7.7 cm
Condition: Good condition with minor wear. The hinged riser does not close completely.
Provenance: Ex-collection of Drs. Edmund and Julia Lewis, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Drs. Edmund Jean and Julia Breyer Lewis are renowned experts in nephrology who met professionally and later married in 1997, and have since continued to collect art together, actively seeking the best they could find from the finest dealers in the field. Known for their keen scholarship and high aesthetic standards, for the past three decades Edmund and Julia have focused on collecting lacquer art, painting, and Buddhist sculpture from Japan.
Unsigned
Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Of upright rectangular form, bearing a textured black lacquered exterior, decorated in gold and brown takamaki-e to depict a grasshopper on leafy vines. One riser is hinged and opens to reveal five bamboo drawers with bone exteriors.
With a black glass ojime.
LENGTH 5.9 cm, HEIGHT 7.7 cm
Condition: Good condition with minor wear. The hinged riser does not close completely.
Provenance: Ex-collection of Drs. Edmund and Julia Lewis, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Drs. Edmund Jean and Julia Breyer Lewis are renowned experts in nephrology who met professionally and later married in 1997, and have since continued to collect art together, actively seeking the best they could find from the finest dealers in the field. Known for their keen scholarship and high aesthetic standards, for the past three decades Edmund and Julia have focused on collecting lacquer art, painting, and Buddhist sculpture from Japan.
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Auction: Timed Auction Japanese Miniature Art - Netsuke, Sagemono & Sword Fittings, ending 26th Jul, 2025
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