Arts d'Orient et d'Extrême-Orient
A five-compartment natural lacquer kiji nuri inrô, Japan, Edo period, signed 行年七十歳 桃壽 (gyônen nanajûsai Tôju with kakihan, Kanshosai Tôju at the age of seventy), with a coral ojime, and a kagamibuta metal and ivory netsuke signed 正勝 (Masakatsu), with pouch and box bearing an inscription, 8 cm high (inrô)
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 five-compartment natural lacquer kiji nuri inrô, Japan, Edo period, signed 行年七十歳 桃壽 (gyônen nanajûsai Tôju with kakihan, Kanshosai Tôju at the age of seventy), with a coral ojime, and a kagamibuta metal and ivory netsuke signed 正勝 (Masakatsu), with pouch and box bearing an inscription, 8 cm high (inrô)
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
Few minute knocks
Some stains on the ivory (contact with the metal)
Very few wear to the gilding
Presence of an old label attached to the inrô's thread
This lot contains ivory and coral. Commercial trade in ivory and coral is regulated. Piguet therefore recommends that, before taking any action related to a potential purchase or handling of an ivory or coral item, buyers seek advice on the applicable regulations and requirements. Piguet will not conduct any applications for exemption certificates, CITES licenses, registrations, or similar documents that may be required, including their renewal or update, nor arrange for import or export permits needed for international shipping. A buyer's inability or delay in obtaining the necessary documentation, or in lawfully arranging the export or import of the lot, will not justify the cancellation of the sale or a delay in payment.
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.