MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
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TWO LACQURERED INRO
meiji period, 19th century
A four case inro, lacquered in low relief in gold and red with a rooster on a black lacquer ground below a prunus branch with mother of pearl inlaid blossoms, nashiji interior, unsigned, lacquered ojime; a two case inro, lacquered with gold and red in low relief on a brown ground depicting a Buddhistic lion leaping onto rock work, the reverse with peony issuing from rockwork
Largest 4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high (2)
meiji period, 19th century
A four case inro, lacquered in low relief in gold and red with a rooster on a black lacquer ground below a prunus branch with mother of pearl inlaid blossoms, nashiji interior, unsigned, lacquered ojime; a two case inro, lacquered with gold and red in low relief on a brown ground depicting a Buddhistic lion leaping onto rock work, the reverse with peony issuing from rockwork
Largest 4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high (2)