Koga-Sogetsu
Contemporary Lacquer by Tomizo Saratani
"Kouga-sougetsu 姮蛾想月" (The fable of the Chinese moon goddess Chang-e contemplating the moonlight) 2005
A kogo (incense box) with a detachable inro of a toad in moonlight emblematic of Kouga (Chang-e), a netsuke of a warrior’s helmet with lunar hare maedate and an ojime of autumn grasses.
Taka-maki-e, inlay and nashiji on natural boxwood
Signed Tomizo
Height 5.6cm
Length 23.3 cm
Width 5.4cm
Stock ref: TOM27
£9,500
