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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
The inro of oval section lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a scene of a temples nestled among craggy cliffs, the reverse with a silver waterfall flowing from mountains and a bridge spanning a river between two promontories, details in kirigane, interior cases in nashiji, fitted with reticulated ivory bead ojime and an ivory netsuke modelled in the figures of a fox-priest drinking from a bowl, and a child--3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high, small chips, minor losses to kirigane
edo period (19th century)
The inro of oval section lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a scene of a temples nestled among craggy cliffs, the reverse with a silver waterfall flowing from mountains and a bridge spanning a river between two promontories, details in kirigane, interior cases in nashiji, fitted with reticulated ivory bead ojime and an ivory netsuke modelled in the figures of a fox-priest drinking from a bowl, and a child--3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) high, small chips, minor losses to kirigane