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Inrō with chrysanthemums
Lost Art-ID
593273
Artist / Creator
Unknown (Japanisch)
Title
Inrō with chrysanthemums
Dating
1603-1868 (Edo-Zeit)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Lacquer gold, black
Height
7.00 cm
Inventory number
Inro 17 / Lepke 315
Description
four-part inro; as no image is known, only the title "Inro with chrysanthemums" 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. 315: "INRO: Schwarzlack, fünfteilig. Chrysanthemen in Gold- und Schwarzlack. 7 cm. Japan".
According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek, Den Haag), it was bought by the art dealer Hanns Krenz (Nettelbeckstraße 7/8, Berlin - Schöneberg), who specialised in East Asian art, for RM 70 (estimate: RM 40). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typescript the client "Krenz" and confirms the price of RM 70 (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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Dr. Dipl. Journ. Ulrich Weitz
Position
Agentur für Kunstvermittlung
Phone
+49 (0) 711 7657184
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