A Three-Case Inro [Medicine Case]
Signed Morimitsu, Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Lenticular with integral himotoshi; gold lacquer ground worked in gold and silver hiramaki-e with a pine-needle design; remaining decoration in gold takamaki-e and gold foil with onlay of shell, coral, lead and other materials; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; signed in gold hiramaki-e on the base Morimitsu saku [made by Morimitsu]; some inlay missing; metal ojime, plain dark wood manju netsuke
On each side a variety of shells lying on pine needles
2 13/16 x 2 1/16in. (7.1 x 5.3cm.)
A Three-Case Inro [Medicine Case]
Signed Morimitsu, Edo Period (Mid-19th Century)
Lenticular with integral himotoshi; gold lacquer ground worked in gold and silver hiramaki-e with a pine-needle design; remaining decoration in gold takamaki-e and gold foil with onlay of shell, coral, lead and other materials; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; signed in gold hiramaki-e on the base Morimitsu saku [made by Morimitsu]; some inlay missing; metal ojime, plain dark wood manju netsuke
On each side a variety of shells lying on pine needles
2 13/16 x 2 1/16in. (7.1 x 5.3cm.)
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