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A FOUR CASE LACQUER INRO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHOKOSAI
The oval inro decorated in gold, black and red takamaki-e, aogai and inlaid ivory with Hotei, seated in a carriage, and Chinese boys, some cavorting with a red lion mask on the reverse, the ground kinji and the interior cases nashiji--3½in. (8.8cm.) high, surface scratches, interior case edge chips
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHOKOSAI
The oval inro decorated in gold, black and red takamaki-e, aogai and inlaid ivory with Hotei, seated in a carriage, and Chinese boys, some cavorting with a red lion mask on the reverse, the ground kinji and the interior cases nashiji--3½in. (8.8cm.) high, surface scratches, interior case edge chips