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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH QUAILS IN CAGE

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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH QUAILS IN CAGE
A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH QUAILS IN CAGE
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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH QUAILS IN CAGE

EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED JOKASAI (YAMADA JOKASAI)

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3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance

Glendening and Co., 2 July 1952
Private collection assembled by the current owner’s great-grandfather, thence by descent


Lot Essay

The shape of this inro is constructed as an untied uzura-kago (quail cage), which is often depicted as a round cage with a band of lacquer decoration setting on bracket feet. See https://cultural.jp/item/irc05-G1306594 and https://tokyobay.keizai.biz/headline/1119/ for visual references.
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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO WITH QUAILS IN CAGE

Estimate $800 - $1,200
Starting Price $400
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