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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), THE INRO SIGNED CHUICHI (TADAKAZU)
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A THREE-CASE WOOD INRO
meiji period (late 19th century), the inro signed chuichi (tadakazu)
Naturalistically carved in the form of a turtle, the details of the carapace engraved in fine lines, the eyes of the turtle inlaid in black horn; fitted with a dark wood netsuke of another turtle, the reverse inscribed with place names, and a carved nut ojime
3.7/8in. (9.8cm.) long
meiji period (late 19th century), the inro signed chuichi (tadakazu)
Naturalistically carved in the form of a turtle, the details of the carapace engraved in fine lines, the eyes of the turtle inlaid in black horn; fitted with a dark wood netsuke of another turtle, the reverse inscribed with place names, and a carved nut ojime
3.7/8in. (9.8cm.) long