Inro- Attributed to Koetsu's studio (Limpa school), Japan Edo 17th

Inro – Limpa school, attributed to the studio of Koetsu. Opened the four cases and cover. One side decorated with rustic thatched houses with wooden barred windows, overshadowed by a pine tree. The other side Hagi (automn bush clover) and clouds over grasses beside a rushing stream. Size : 6,2 x 5.1 x 2 cm. Japan Edo (1603-1868) first part of the 17th century. Provenance : M & H Dean collection. Literature : Inro & Netsuke, Epitomes of Edo Culture, The Inro Museum, Takayama City, 1990 (n°45, p112-113). Nihon no Shikki, Japanese lacquer – an exhibition by M & H Dean, Kyoto Shoin, 1984 (n°72).