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A TWO-CASE CIRCULAR LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
The small inro decorated on each of the flat circular sides with a roundel of a dragon and clouds in gold and red takamaki-e on a roiro ground mostly covered by gold and the sides rendered in mokume, the interior cases nashiji; fitted with a black lacquer manju netsuke lacquered in hiramaki-e with gold florets and with a porcelain bead ojime--2 3/8in. (6cm.) diameter, small chips and surface losses and wear
edo period (19th century)
The small inro decorated on each of the flat circular sides with a roundel of a dragon and clouds in gold and red takamaki-e on a roiro ground mostly covered by gold and the sides rendered in mokume, the interior cases nashiji; fitted with a black lacquer manju netsuke lacquered in hiramaki-e with gold florets and with a porcelain bead ojime--2 3/8in. (6cm.) diameter, small chips and surface losses and wear