Inrō with stag and deer

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. 290: "INRO: Goldlack, vierteilig. Hirsch und Reh in Blei und Perlmutterauflage. Art des Korin. Japan".

According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Art History Library, The Hague), auctioned by art dealer Ilse Scherler, Japanische Antiquitäten (Tauentzienstraße 12a / 12b, Berlin-Charlottenburg) for RM 51 (estimate: RM 40). 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 51,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown