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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
Of rectangular shape decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and embellished with nashiji and kirigane, with a continuous scene of blooming cherry trees and a draped cloth banner, interior cases in nashiji; fitted with an ivory netsuke carved in the shape of a segment of bamboo, and an ivory netsuke carved as the figures of a seated woman and an oni--3½in. (9cm.) high
edo period (19th century)
Of rectangular shape decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and embellished with nashiji and kirigane, with a continuous scene of blooming cherry trees and a draped cloth banner, interior cases in nashiji; fitted with an ivory netsuke carved in the shape of a segment of bamboo, and an ivory netsuke carved as the figures of a seated woman and an oni--3½in. (9cm.) high
Provenance
H.O. Havemeyer