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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
The inro of oval section decorated in takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and nashiji with a waterfall crashing down from craggy cliffs, the reverse with a cottage in a mountainous landscape, details of clouds and landscape in kirigane, interior cases in gyobu-nashiji; fitted with a gilt soft metal ojime and an ivory netsuke carved in the form of a rose with a bee--3¾in. (9.6cm.) high
edo period (19th century)
The inro of oval section decorated in takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and nashiji with a waterfall crashing down from craggy cliffs, the reverse with a cottage in a mountainous landscape, details of clouds and landscape in kirigane, interior cases in gyobu-nashiji; fitted with a gilt soft metal ojime and an ivory netsuke carved in the form of a rose with a bee--3¾in. (9.6cm.) high