Inrō with Grapevine

Nomura Choheisai Japanese

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Inrō with Grapevine, Nomura Choheisai (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century), One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits, Japan

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Inrō with Grapevine, Nomura Choheisai (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century), One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits, Japan
Inrō with Grapevine, Nomura Choheisai (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century), One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits, Japan
Inrō with Grapevine, Nomura Choheisai (Japanese, active second half of the 18th century), One case; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, gold foil application with green stained ivory, mother-of-pearl, amber, and horn inlays on black lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; kagamibuta with inlaid design of gourd and vine Ojime: ivory bead with inlaid design of branch with fruits, Japan

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