By Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), signed with a seal Ritsuo 笠翁
Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Published: Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists, p. 212, top row, fourth from left (only the seal is illustrated).
The wide-bodied two-case inro bearing a fine roiro ground and lacquered in takamaki-e to simulate three seals inscribed, ‘Kiho’ [Discipline], ‘Shisai’ [The Studio/Room of Thoughts], and ‘Zhang Jizhi yin’ [The seal of Zhang Jizhi]. Signed with a square red lacquer seal RITSUO. The interior compartments lacquered in roiro with gold fundame rims. With a gilt metal ojime decorated with foliage.
HEIGHT 6.3 cm, LENGTH 7.7 cm
Condition: Good age-related condition with wear. Minor flaking to lacquer to the rounded ends, tiny scratches to the bottom, and few losses along the edges of the cases. Chips to two corners by the cord holes.
Provenance: Ex-collection W.W. Winkworth, 1984. Ex-collection Edward Wrangham (no. 1725). Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, 9 November 2010, London, lot 211 (sold for GBP 3,000). An old loose collection label to the interior, ‘EA Wrangham Collection 1725’. Another old collection number affixed to the underside of the first case, ‘956’. Edward A. ‘Ted’ Wrangham (1928-2009) formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book ‘The Index of Inro Artists’ (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.
‘Shisai’ [The Studio/Room of Thoughts] is based on a Chinese idiomatic expression "To see the wise and good and think of the wise and good."
Zhang Jizhi (1186-1263) was a famous Chinese calligrapher of the Song Dynasty. He was known as Cho Sokushi in Japan.
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