THREE LACQUER SMALL INRO Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century (3)

TWO BLACK-LACQUER INRO Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first of upright form with four cases decorated with a continuous design of a monkey seated on a fruiting peach tree and eating a peach

KANSHŌSAI TŌYŌ (ACTIVE 19th CENTURY) A four-case lacquer inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in rōgin-nuri and

A BLACK LACQUER FIVE-CASE INRŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and aokin hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, with accents o

KŌAMI LINEAGE A black lacquer four-case inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of rounded rectangular profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e against a

INOUE HAKUSAI (1763-1840) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), early 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, aokin, silver, and colored hiramak

A SMALL LACQUER KODANSU (CABINET) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Lacquered in iro-e togidashi maki-e and nashiji on a ground of rōgin-nuri with scenes from Shitakiri suzume (The Tale of the

THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th century All shakudo, the first ovoid, finely cut in itozukashi ('thread-piercing') technique with sayagata (key-fret) patterns, the r

A LACQUERED LIGHT WOOD THREE-CASE INRO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEONY Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright, rounded rectangular form, the light wood ground neatly decorated in gold, sil

HARA YŌYŪSAI (1772-1845/6) A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of oval profile with applied cord runners, decorated in gold, silver, and colored hiramaki-

IIZUKA TŌYŌ LINEAGE A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inrō Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Of lenticular profile with integral cord runners, decorated in gold and colored takamaki-e and hir

A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (WRITING BOX) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Rectangular with an inrōbuta (flush-fitting) lid decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with kirigane and hirame embe

A SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a running hare, the fur minutely worked, one signed with a kao (cursiv

A SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a bunch of ayame (irises) wrapped in a silk cloth for a summer iris fe

A SILVER OJIME OF A RAKAN ON A LION Silver ojime Japan 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) A small ojime depicting the rakan (the Japanese word for arhat, one who has achieved nirvana) known as Shuba

TESSHIN A Lacquer-Decorated Kiseruzutsu (Pipe Case) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The muso-zutsu pipe case of woven lacquered paper decorated with two persimmons in colored lacquer and inlaid s

A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH MONS Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, the roiro ground finely decorated with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji with leafy scrolling

A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH FANS DEPICTING THE SHOCHIKUBAI Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of square form with rounded corners, the mura-nashiji ground finely decorated

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active c. 1850-1870). Battle Scene Triptych. Ukiyo-e woodblock print in color. c. Late 19th C., Edo period (1615-1868). Paper: 36 cm x 24 1/2 cm ea. Set of three prints di

TWO GOLD-LACQUER INRO One by Josen(sai) and one by Hasensai, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first decorated in gold takamaki-e with a peacock standing with its tail feathers erect and traili

UTAGAWA KUNIYASU (1794-1832) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A ōtanzaku yoko-e diptych entitled Kagamiyama no onna gyōretsu (Procession of Women at Kagamiyama), signed Kuniyasu ga 6 3/4

A BLACK LACQUER WRITING BOX Edo period, (1615-1868), 19th century An almost square suzuribako with sumikiri (chamfered) corners, the kabusebuta (overhanging) lid with a flat top, the interior fitted w

TWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, chiselled and pierced, the first three Nanban (European-influenced) style with intricate openwork, the first octagonal

A SMALL LACQUER TRAY DEPICTING EGRETS UNDER A WILLOW TREE Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Of rectangular form with shallow rim, of hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and tsuishu lac

A LACQUER COSMETIC BOX WITH DESIGN OF CLEMATIS Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The box with rounded corners and domed cover decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the design