LOT 66  A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPED INRO Edo period,  

TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPED INRO...

TA 5% Vat. A JAPANESE THREE-CASE INRO BY HIDARI ISSAN (1804 — 1857) AND A TWO-CASE BELL-SHAPED INRO Edo period, 19th century The first carved with mountain dwellings among pine trees, signed Issan to the base, the second in form of a temple bell with a dragon among wisps of smoke coiled around the body of the bell. 12cm x 7cm (2) Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, both purchased from Sotheby's, London in early 2000s. This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission (TA) regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. Standard VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium. Buyers are invited to familiarise themselves with these rules prior to bidding.