INRÔ MAN ON A BOAT – EDO
Reference: 2022-1016
Four-square inrô in hiramaki-e lacquer, maki-bokashii and mother-of-pearl inlay (raden) in the form of a man sailing on a boat, against a mountain background. On the back side, bamboos are in the foreground.
Horn netsuke of a man resting against a stone, a fan in his right hand. Ojime in stone painted with white carnations.
Sold in a box which is not original.
Japan – Edo Era (1603-1868)
Inrô: height 3.1 in / 7.8 cm – width 2.13 in / 5.4 cm – depth 0.87 in / 2.2 cm
Netsuke: height 1.93 in / 4.9 cm – width 1.19 in / 3 cm – depth 1 in / 2.5 cm