EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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TWO LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century)
A four case inro decorated in gold takamaki-e with red lacquer highlights with a variety of flowering grasses on a kinji ground, signed Shokasai, glass ojime, ivory netsuke carved as the mask of Okame, signed Kenzan; a four case inro decorated in gold and silver with three large garden lanterns nestled in tall evergreen trees, sealed Shiomi Masanari, metal ojime, ivory netsuke in the form of a standing horse with the head down, signed Rusai
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (2)
edo period (19th century)
A four case inro decorated in gold takamaki-e with red lacquer highlights with a variety of flowering grasses on a kinji ground, signed Shokasai, glass ojime, ivory netsuke carved as the mask of Okame, signed Kenzan; a four case inro decorated in gold and silver with three large garden lanterns nestled in tall evergreen trees, sealed Shiomi Masanari, metal ojime, ivory netsuke in the form of a standing horse with the head down, signed Rusai
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high (2)