LATE 19TH CENTURY
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Two Four Case And A Three Case Inro
Late 19th Century
Decorated in various stained ivory and horn inlays, embellished in silver with a karako on the shoulders of a Dutchman holding a horn, the reverse with a cockatoo on a perch, signed Shibayama Yasumobu saku; decorated in iroe hiramakie, gold foil and nashiji with a Dutchman walking his dog, followed by an attendant in the shade of a pine; and another with a seated scholar beneath plantain, the reverse with a karako making tea beneath a poem, small piece of inlay replaced
3 7/8in. (9.7cm.), 4in. (10.2cm.) and 3.in. (7.6cm.) respectively (3)
Late 19th Century
Decorated in various stained ivory and horn inlays, embellished in silver with a karako on the shoulders of a Dutchman holding a horn, the reverse with a cockatoo on a perch, signed Shibayama Yasumobu saku; decorated in iroe hiramakie, gold foil and nashiji with a Dutchman walking his dog, followed by an attendant in the shade of a pine; and another with a seated scholar beneath plantain, the reverse with a karako making tea beneath a poem, small piece of inlay replaced
3 7/8in. (9.7cm.), 4in. (10.2cm.) and 3.in. (7.6cm.) respectively (3)