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Barnebys HQ
Brahegatan 10
BOX 5038
114 37 Stockholm
All auctions / Ancient Art / Lacquer - Japan - Japan 19th century
Superb 19th-century Japanese inro with two compartments in red-brown ro-iro lacquer, decorated in ro-iro lacquer with an owl (fuku) on a branch, a symbol of luck and protection. The owl in Japan represents knowledge, wisdom, and benevolence — and a bird in flight above a branch of sakura (cherry blossom). Interior in ro-iro lacquer — silk cord and an agate ojime. Japan, Edo period (1605–1868) - Era: 19th century
Estimate:$227.55
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