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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A THREE-CASE GOLD FOIL INRO
late edo period (19th century)
Of rhomboid section inlaid in green and pink shell with dragonflies on a gold foil ground with grasses, the grasses in gold hiramaki-e, the cord runners in a gold foil check pattern on a brown lacquer ground, the interior cases nashiji; fitted with a gold lacquer manju netsuke with a red lacquer dragonfly and gold hiramaki-e leaves, signed Toshi and with kao, and a cloisonn enamel ojime sprinkled with gold powder
3in. (8.3cm.) long
late edo period (19th century)
Of rhomboid section inlaid in green and pink shell with dragonflies on a gold foil ground with grasses, the grasses in gold hiramaki-e, the cord runners in a gold foil check pattern on a brown lacquer ground, the interior cases nashiji; fitted with a gold lacquer manju netsuke with a red lacquer dragonfly and gold hiramaki-e leaves, signed Toshi and with kao, and a cloisonn enamel ojime sprinkled with gold powder
3in. (8.3cm.) long