Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Inro and Sagemono (6)

A lacquer inro with applications of gilded and burnished metal flowers, depicting the blossoming of the cherry tree, on a nashiji background. The decorative branches on the inro were created using the maki-è relief technique in lacquer...

An inro with two compartments, in maki-è lacquer with nashiji decorations and circular reserves depicting flowers and leaves. Coral colored ojime and lacquer manju netsuke. Signed. Origin: Japan Period: Edo, early 19th century. Overall dimensions: 6 x 4 x 1 cm. Netsuke size: 2.5 x 1 cm. State of conservation: Very good

Japanese wooden inro with two compartments depicting a carp with horn eyes, finely carved. From the mouth comes the cord that crosses the agate ojime and reaches the boxwood netsuke which depicts the story of Oniwaka Maru, the future Benkei, and the giant carp. Origin: Japan Period: Edo late 18th early 19th century. Overall dimensions: 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm Netsuke dimensions: 3.6 x 4.5 x 3 cm. State of conservation: Very good

A Japanese inro made in lacquer with great craftsmanship and decorated with the image of six monkeys. The outer surface of the Inro is coated in gold lacquer which creates an elegant contrast with the metal monkeys. This Inro depicts a scene in the round, in which monkeys interact in an evocative natural environment...

A Japanese lacquer inro depicting two fish swimming in their natural habitat. The outer surface of the ring is covered in lacquer with brown nuances, which offers an elegant contrast with the mother-of-pearl. This inro depicts a mother-of-pearl sole on one side. On the opposite side there is a black catfish, made of lacquer. The fish swim among the underwater plants, embellished with golden leaves and mother-of-pearl in relief. The wooden netsuke depicts a sole...

Refined lacquer inro with three compartments expertly decorated in gold with numerous bamboo plants. This inro is enriched with dense nashiji lacquer dots and a detailed maki-è decoration that features an elegant pattern of bamboo plants in contrast to some stems and leaves of mother-of-pearl flakes inlaid on the surface...