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SIGNED MASARU, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY)
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A SINGLE-CASE INRO
Signed Masaru, Edo Period (18th Century)
Black lacquer ground; decoration in shell overlay with gold takamaki-e and engraving; compartments black lacquer; shoulders and rims gold lacquer; risers black lacquer with incised lines filled with gold lacquer; signed underneath with a red lacquer seal Masaru; carved lacquer ojime; stagshorn netsuke in the form of a crab
A giant tai amongst reeds; on the reverse a clamshell and waves
2¼in. (5.5cm.) long
Signed Masaru, Edo Period (18th Century)
Black lacquer ground; decoration in shell overlay with gold takamaki-e and engraving; compartments black lacquer; shoulders and rims gold lacquer; risers black lacquer with incised lines filled with gold lacquer; signed underneath with a red lacquer seal Masaru; carved lacquer ojime; stagshorn netsuke in the form of a crab
A giant tai amongst reeds; on the reverse a clamshell and waves
2¼in. (5.5cm.) long
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