A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO

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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)

Of rectangular shape decorated all over with shikishi and tanzaku, illustrated with various landscapes and flowers in gold and silver hiramaki-e, with accents of aogai, silver foil, nashiji, and kirgane, set against a roiro-nuri ground, interior cases in nashiji, fitted with an agate bead ojime--3¼in. (8.1cm.) high, small chips to joins in cases