1122 - A collection of five objects (a fish-shaped inrō case, a tortoiseshell case, a gunbai fan, a stag beetle-shaped bronze box, and a kushi and kōgai (comb and hairpin)), Japan, 19th/20th

A collection of five objects (a fish-shaped inrō case, a tortoiseshell case, a gunbai fan, a stag beetle-shaped bronze box, and a kushi and kōgai (comb and hairpin)), Japan, 19th/20th Wood, bronze, tortoiseshell, various techniques. 1) Wooden inrō in the shape of a fish (presumably a salmon), three-part, carved scale pattern, inscribed; accompanied by a fish netsuke with an inlaid eye and an ojime on a cord. Dull, lighter areas; abrasion; cord worn. Dimensions: L approx. 45.5 cm (with cord). 2) Tortoiseshell case with two applied bird reliefs and landscape decoration in red and gold lacquer; reliefs worn. Tortoiseshell inlay peeling away at the upper edge; three hairline cracks on the narrow side of the head (3.5 cm; 1 cm; 0.5 cm); surface scratched. Dimensions: approx. 11.7 × 6.8 × 2 cm. 3) Gunbai made of black-lacquered wood; front featuring a dragon under the sun and a tiger under the moon in white, red, and gold, worn; back inscribed (tenka taihei). Chipped areas along the edge of the panel (1.2 cm; 0.5 cm); an open, darkened crack (4 × 1.3 cm); lacquer flaking on the handle. Dimensions 30 × 14.5 × 1 cm. 4) Bronze box in the shape of a stag beetle with hinged wing covers; seal mark on the underside. Loss of patina on the pincers and leg tips; greenish deposits inside; otherwise intact. Dimensions approx. 12.5 × 5.5 × 2 cm. 5) Kushi and Kogai (comb and hairpin) made of tortoiseshell with polychrome gold decoration applied using lacquer techniques; the tip of the Kogai is broken off, with a fragment missing; accompanying merchant’s casket. Decoration largely intact; interior of the case is stained. Dimensions: Kushi approx. 9.8 × 5.7 cm, Kogai length approx. 17.5 cm. Please note: Unfortunately, this lot cannot be exported from the EU. Condition: II - III