A Ryūkyū ebony three-case inrō by Nagahama Sōsei (1787—1844). Second

A Ryūkyū ebony three-case inrō by Nagahama Sōsei (1787—1844). Second Shō dynasty, first half 19th century Signed Ryūyō Sōsei saku 琉陽宗政作 Of standard shape crisply carved on one side with Chōryō holding a shoe and kneeling on a dragon, and on the other side with Kōsekikō on a horse riding over a bridge in a sunken panel surrounded by a shippō tsunagi pattern, the two figures, the river’s billowing waves and the bridge highlighted with coloured lacquer including green, ochre, gold and silver. Natural wood to the inside. Height 9.1 cm; width 4.8 cm

Estimation:1.000€

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