A metal-inlaid gold-lacquer four-case inro By Shokyosai, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1850 — A metal-inlaid gold-lacquer four-case inro By Shokyosai, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1850

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Estimate: £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,389–$4,744
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Sale: Bonhams — Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art across the Centuries, London, New Bond Street · 4 November 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-631553
Record: first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868, A metal-inlaid gold-lacquer four-case inro By Shokyosai, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1850. Bonhams, 4 Nov 2021, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-631553.

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(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868, A metal-inlaid gold-lacquer four-case inro By Shokyosai, Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1850. Bonhams, 4 Nov 2021, lot 13. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-631553.

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From the same sale Tradition Travel Transition: Japanese Art across the Centuries · Nov 2021

Lot	Artist	Estimate
School of Tomotada, Kyoto, late 18th century	An Ivory Netsuke Of A Tigress And Cub	£4,000–£5,000
A metal-inlaid gold-lacquer four-case inro By a member of the Kajikaw…	(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868	£2,500–£3,500
A lacquer single-case inro By Ryusei, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century	(Massive Boulder) Edo period 1615-1868	£12,000–£15,000
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A roiro (black-lacquer) saya (sheath) inro By Kajikawa Shoshin (Akino…	A Roiro	£1,500–£2,000
A lacquered-horn kiseruzutsu (pipe case) By Tomin, Meiji era (1868-19…	A Lacquered-horn Kiseruzutsu	£700–£800

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