A black lacquer four-case inro decorated in iroe hiramakie, takamakie, kirigane and togidashi with a ho-o bird perched on pierced rockwork below cherry blossom overlooking a meandering stream, the reverse with another bird in a similar scene, all on a roironuri ground, the interior in nashiji (slight old wear) -- 3½in. long, signed Tatsuke Takamasu