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Inrō with herons
Lost Art-ID
593263
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Japanisch)
Title
Inrō with herons
Dating
1603-1868 (Edo-Zeit)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Lacquer gold
Height
8.50 cm
Inventory number
Inro 07 / Lepke 297
Description
four-part inro; since no image is known, only the title "Inro with stag and deer" gives us a clue to the description
Holding
Inros und Netsukes
Provenance
Collection Eduard Fuchs, acquired between 1912-1925 and in his possession until 1933; 25.10.1933 confiscation by the Gestapo; forced sale (payment of Reichsfluchtsteuer) 1937 by his daughter Gertraud Fuchs: auction Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin, catalogue 2115 - on 15. 10 and on 16.10.1937 this small sculpture was auctioned under no. 297: "INRO: Goldlack, sechsteilig, mit Reihern in Goldlack, 8,5 cm, Japan".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek, Den Haag) auctioned by the art dealer Ilse Scherler, Japanische Antiquitäten (Tauentzienstraße 12a/12b, Berlin-Charlottenburg) for RM 22 (no estimate). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typewritten form the buyer "Scherler" and confirms the price of 22,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Rudolph Lepke's Kunst-Auctions-Haus, Berlin: Ostasiatische Kunst, Sammlung F., Berlin: Plastik, Porzellane, Fayencen, Lackarbeiten, Inro, Holzarbeiten, Wandschirme, Malereien, Textilien, Bronzen, Stichblätter u. a. ; 15. [und] 16. Oktober 1937 (Katalog Nr. 2115)
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Contact
Dr. Dipl. Journ. Ulrich Weitz
Position
Agentur für Kunstvermittlung
Phone
+49 (0) 711 7657184
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