A kinji ground lacquer six-case inro

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A kinji ground lacquer six-case inro
decorated in iroe hiramakie to one side with a standing figure wearing a hat and long elaborate rones, holding a bow, the reverse with a kneeling street entertainer and a tethered monkey, the bottom half with graduating nashiji ground, the interior in nashiji -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high, signed, 19th century, (slight nicks and scratches).
See Colour Plate 14.
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