The world records for inro (nested boxes) and netsuke (miniature carvings) sold at auction were broken in the sale of the Harriet Szechenyi Collection of Japanese Art that took place at Bonhams in London on 8 November, according to artdaily.org.
The sale realised £4.6mn. A spokesperson said that, “Today’s auction at Bonhams is the most important and highest-value sale of Japanese art ever held in Europe”.
The joint-top lots were a late 18th-century ivory netsuke of a shishi (lion dog) and a single-case lacquer inro, each of which went for £265,250.
