Beautiful Antique (Edo Period) Japanese Five-case Lacquer Inro Depicting Japanese Horsetail

19th century

Sold by Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

Description

Lovely Japanese late Edo period five-case lacquer inro depicting Japanese horsetail (barred horsetail/equisetum japonicum), the exterior worked in gold maki-e on a black ground. The interior is decorated in nashiji. Unsigned. Comes with a jade/glass ojime.

Edo Period, mid 19th Century

Unsigned.

Height 10cm, width 5cm, depth 3cm.

Excellent original condition.

Horsetail is a plant used to make medicine that’s employed for ‘fluid retention’ (edema), kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, the inability to control urination (incontinence), and general disturbances of the kidney and bladder.

Physical Dimensions

Height

10cm (3.94")

Width

5cm (1.97")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA840833

Dealers Internal Reference

AD134/21

Description

fig 1. Beautiful Antique (Edo period) Japanese Five-Case Lacquer Inro Depicting Japanese Horsetail — fig 1. Beautiful Antique (Edo Period) Japanese Five-case Lacquer Inro Depicting Japanese Horsetail

Edo Period, mid 19th Century

Unsigned.

Height 10cm, width 5cm, depth 3cm.

Excellent original condition.

Horsetail is a plant used to make medicine that’s employed for ‘fluid retention’ (edema), kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, the inability to control urination (incontinence), and general disturbances of the kidney and bladder.