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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Five-Case Lacquer Inro
Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Of oval section and decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with an overall design of chrysanthemum florets against a background of kirigane, the joins of the cases decorated with horizontal bands of mist, and the interior nashiji; fitted with an amber ojime and a wood netsuke carved as a dragon coiled around a jewel, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, with signature Tomomitsu
4½in. (11.5cm.) long
Meiji Period (late 19th Century)
Of oval section and decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e with an overall design of chrysanthemum florets against a background of kirigane, the joins of the cases decorated with horizontal bands of mist, and the interior nashiji; fitted with an amber ojime and a wood netsuke carved as a dragon coiled around a jewel, the eyes inlaid in dark horn, with signature Tomomitsu
4½in. (11.5cm.) long