Shop sign (kanban) for inrō. Black-lacquered wood and cotton cord. 19th century

Shop sign (kanban) for inrō. Black-lacquered wood and cotton cord. 19th century In shape of an oversize three case inrō with external cord runners and metal braces, decorated with the shop trademark of a matsukawa-bishi within a circle, inlaid in irregularly cut mother-of-pearl (raden) and restored with crushed aogai, on the reverse two diagonal stripes in the same technique. Red lacquer to the inside. Large wood ojime, lacquered red. Height 29.3 cm; width 23.5 cm; depth 11.7 cm

Estimación:1.500€

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