A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO

LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED RINGENSAI SHIBA SAKUYAMA AND WITH KAO

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A FOUR-CASE LACQUER INRO
late edo period (19th century), signed ringensai shiba sakuyama and with kao
Of rounded rectangular shape decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and kirigane with a hawk perched on a pine tree, the reverse with two frightened sparrows of red and silver lacquer flying away; fitted with a stained and pierced tooth netsuke carved with a bird and monkeys and with details in shell inlay, and a pierced ojime
3.1/8in. (7.9cm.) long