Inrō with kneeling god of fortune

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 at Auktionshaus Rudolph Lepke Berlin, Catalogue 2115 - on 15. 10 and on 16.10.1937 this small sculpture was auctioned under no. 313: "INRO: Braunlack, fünfteilig, kniender Glücksgott in Goldlack, Blei und Perlmutterauflagen. 6,5 cm. Japan (Beschädigt)."

According to the annotated Lepke catalogue (Kunsthistorische Bibliothek, Den Haag) auctioned by the Lepke commissioner Harald v. Münchhausen (Berlin W 62, Kurfürstenstraße 81a) for 20,- RM (estimated price: 35,- RM). The copy of the minutes of the auction 2115 at the Reichskammer für bildende Künste notes in typescript the buyer "Fuchs" (probably the sinologist Walter Fuchs, curator at the Museum für Völkerkunde in Berlin) and confirms the price of 20,- RM (Landesarchiv Berlin, A Rep. 243-04 Reichskammer für bildende Künste - Landesleitung Berlin); whereabouts unknown