A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO

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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)

The inro of oval section lacquered in iro-e takamaki-e and kirigane on a kinji ground with two geese of inlaid mother-of-pearl flying over hills, the reverse with bush clover and clouds, interior cases nashiji; fitted with a wooden ojime carved as a cat and a lacquer box netsuke with metal hinges and three opening drawers, the latch missing--3½in. (8.7cm.) high