INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
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INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama - Japan - Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)

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18th century
Asian Arts
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    INRŌ signed Shokasai and Shibayama
    Japan, Edo period (1603-1868) or early Meiji (1868-1912)
    19th century
    Lacquer, copper, mother-of-pearl and silk cord
    H. 8.5; L. 6.5 cm
    (Very slight accident inside one compartment)

    Also known as a medicine box, the inrō is a kimono accessory whose various superimposed compartments made it possible to carry small everyday objects - the kimono being a garment with no pockets.
    This is a four-compartment kinji lacquered wood shibayama. This decorative technique combines several different materials. The visible body parts of the two dueling samurai, depicted individually on each side, are in bas-relief, applied and enhanced with pink pigments. Their outfits are finely decorated with cranes for one and butterflies for the other. The two warriors move beneath a cloudy sky in golden takamakie. The interior is ennashiji.
    The lower compartment bears the double signatures of the Shokasai lacquerer and Shibayama, who did all the applied decoration.
    Each of the compartments conceals two inner side holes where the braided silk suspension link is slipped. The intermediate round bead is called the ojime. The netsuke, of the kagamibuta type, is lenticular in shape, split in two to form a small round box. It is adorned with a round copper medallion covered with sentoku featuring Tengu, his belt enhanced with gold and his face turned towards a small bird in flight.
    The use of netsuke refers to a very specific use when wearing a kimono. As we saw earlier, this traditional Japanese garment has no pockets, but no fastenings, button plackets or loops either. Instead, a wide, knotted ribbon called the obi served as a belt, keeping the kimono closed. It was from the obi that the inrō was suspended, and the netsuke, hooked at the end and placed above the upper edge of the belt, blocked the object. It thus acted as a cleat or counterweight.
    Bibliography: A copy by the same artist is kept at the Metropolitan Museum in New York and another at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
    Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
    Ref.LP5436

    Ref: EY3HNAWZ3F

    Condition Very good
    Style Asian Arts (Asian Tribal Art of Asian Arts Style)
    Period 18th century (Asian Tribal Art 18th century)
    Country of origin Japan
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days
    Location 93400, Saint-Ouen, France
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