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A three-compartment lacquer inrô, Japan, Edo period, signed 古満巨柳作 (Koma Koryu), with a coral ojime, and an ivory netsuke signed 一之 (Kazuyuki), with box, 7.5 cm long (inrô), 3.5 cm high (netsuke)
Provenance: private Swiss collection, assembled from 1932 to 1936 in Kobe (Japan). The collection was acquired under the mentorship of Maurice Champoud (1899-1981), Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Japan in Kobe, director of Nestlé's Japanese subsidiary and an expert in Japanese art. The entire collection was inherited and has remained in the family ever since.
Description
A three-compartment lacquer inrô, Japan, Edo period, signed 古満巨柳作 (Koma Koryu), with a coral ojime, and an ivory netsuke signed 一之 (Kazuyuki), with box, 7.5 cm long (inrô), 3.5 cm high (netsuke)
Provenance: private Swiss collection, assembled from 1932 to 1936 in Kobe (Japan). The collection was acquired under the mentorship of Maurice Champoud (1899-1981), Honorary Consul of Switzerland to Japan in Kobe, director of Nestlé's Japanese subsidiary and an expert in Japanese art. The entire collection was inherited and has remained in the family ever since.
Condition report
Overall wear to the surface
Some surface scratches
Very few minute cracks
Restorations to the ojime
Please note that Piguet will not be able to assist buyers with the shipment outside Switzerland of any lots containing elephant ivory, tortoiseshell, coral or exotic skins. A buyer’s inability to export or import these lots outside of Switzerland cannot justify a delay in payment or cancellation of the sale.
Une collection d’Art Japonais
L’exceptionnelle collection présentée ici témoigne du raffinement de l’art japonais, notamment à travers une sélection d’inrô et de boîtes réunis avec discernement au Japon entre 1932 et 1936.
Elle fut constituée à Kobe par un collectionneur suisse installé au Japon, qui s’appuya pour ses acquisitions sur les conseils avisés de Maurice Champoud (1899–1981), alors consul honoraire de Suisse à Kobe. Fin connaisseur d’art japonais, Champoud joua un rôle déterminant dans la formation de cet ensemble.
Transmise par héritage au sein d’une même famille jusqu’à ce jour, cette collection reflète un regard passionné et érudit porté sur la subtilité et la richesse de l’art japonais.