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MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), WITH ILLEGIBLE SIGNATURE
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A Four-Case Lacquer Shibayama-Style Inro**
Meiji period (19th century), with illegible signature
Designed in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane, hirame and inlays of colored ivory and shell with a pair of dancers performing next to a rice field, the reverse with musicians playing drums, the interior of the risers nashiji; fitted with a pierced soft-metal ojime with a horse and a mouse in low-relief and a kagamibuta netsuke, the gold-lacquer disc inlaid with shells and leaves in ivory and shell, the wood bowl decorated with sea creatures in lacquer raised in relief
4in. (10.1cm.) long
Meiji period (19th century), with illegible signature
Designed in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, kirigane, hirame and inlays of colored ivory and shell with a pair of dancers performing next to a rice field, the reverse with musicians playing drums, the interior of the risers nashiji; fitted with a pierced soft-metal ojime with a horse and a mouse in low-relief and a kagamibuta netsuke, the gold-lacquer disc inlaid with shells and leaves in ivory and shell, the wood bowl decorated with sea creatures in lacquer raised in relief
4in. (10.1cm.) long
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country