LOT 1586 KANSHOSAI TOYO: A FINE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH WILL...
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Description KANSHOSAI TOYO: A FINE GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO WITH WILLOW TREE, THE DESIGN AFTER KANO KORENOBU YOSENBy Kanshosai Toyo, signed Kanshosai 観松斎 with kakihan and inscribed Yosen hogen hitsu 養川法眼筆Japan, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)The four-case inro of rounded shape and finely lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e against a black ground with an idyllic scene of a willow tree emerging from misty nashiji clouds, the sun beaming through in some areas. The interior compartments of nashiji with fundame rims. The underside signed KANSHOSAI with kakihan and further inscribed Yosen hogen hitsu – the design is copied from a painting of the Kano school painter Kano Korenobu Yosen (1753-1808), who earned the honorary title of hogen during his lifetime. The inscription is lacquered in the same way as the signatures on most Kano school paintings are, the character hitsu 筆 lacquered over the red square seal.HEIGHT 9 cm, LENGTH 6 cmCondition: Very good condition with only very minimal wear to lacquered details. Some tiny chips to the edges of the compartments.Provenance: From a US private collection, New York.The kakihan used on this inro best compares to the ones shown in the first row 'A' illustrated in Wrangham, (1995) The Index of Inro Artists, p. 312.Auction comparison:Compare to a related inro by Kanshosai Toyo, after a painting by Nankai, sold at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part I, 9 November 2010, London, lot 296 (sold for 4,560 GBP).
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