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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
Of rounded rectangular shape decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, inlaid soft metal and mother-of-pearl with cranes standing near a stream, against a kinji ground, details of clouds and hillocks embellished with kirigane, a landscape with chrysanthemums and distant hills on the reverse, interior compartments nashiji; fitted with an ivory bead ojime and an ivory netsuke in the form of Urashima Taro riding a tortoise--3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high, losses to metal inlay, wear
edo period (19th century)
Of rounded rectangular shape decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, inlaid soft metal and mother-of-pearl with cranes standing near a stream, against a kinji ground, details of clouds and hillocks embellished with kirigane, a landscape with chrysanthemums and distant hills on the reverse, interior compartments nashiji; fitted with an ivory bead ojime and an ivory netsuke in the form of Urashima Taro riding a tortoise--3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high, losses to metal inlay, wear