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Lot 221 · Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints

Edo Period (19Th Century), with Signature Inagawa Saku and with Red Jar Seal

A Four-case Inro

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Estimate
$7,000–$9,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints, London · 18 September 2002
Record ID
TB-2026-6113808
Record
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A Four-case Inro, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE INAGAWA SAKU AND WITH RED JAR SEAL. Christie's, 18 Sep 2002, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6113808.

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A Four-case Inro, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE INAGAWA SAKU AND WITH RED JAR SEAL. Christie's, 18 Sep 2002, lot 221. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6113808.

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From the same sale Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints · Sep 2002

LotArtistEstimateResult
Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $4,000–$6,000
Tokaido gojusan tsui (Fifty-three parallels for the Tokaido) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) $10,000–$12,000
Collected pictures of Korean acrobats on horseback ( Bajosai zukan ) Kano Joshin (act. ca. 1660) $5,000–$7,000
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Kubo Shumman (1757-1820) Anonymous $2,000–$2,500
Fireworks over the Sumida River School of Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814) $4,000–$6,000
Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Kikugawa Eizan (1787-1867) Keisai Eisen (1790-1848) Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) $4,000–$6,000

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
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A Four-case Inro Edo Period (18Th-19Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Kanshosai and Kakihan , and Inscribed Hogen Hidenobu Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Hoshin , Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Kanshosai with Kakihan , Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Koma Kyuhaku Saku , Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Toyo and Kakihan , Edo Period (18Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010
A Four-case Inro Signed Jokasai , Edo Period (19Th Century) Christie's, Nov 2010

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