A seven-case ivory inro carved in high and low relief and inlaid in the Shibayama-style with various rats eating a feast of root vegetables, fruits and gourds, the side with peonies and chrysanthemum (base re-glued) -- 4½in.high, signed on a rectangular tablet Masayuki; and attached ivory ojime of rats in a gourd.

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A seven-case ivory inro carved in high and low relief and inlaid in the Shibayama-style with various rats eating a feast of root vegetables, fruits and gourds, the side with peonies and chrysanthemum (base re-glued) -- 4½in.high, signed on a rectangular tablet Masayuki; and attached ivory ojime of rats in a gourd.
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