A TWO-CASE IVORY INRO **
A TWO-CASE IVORY INRO **

EDO-MEIJI PERIODS (LATE 19TH CENTURY), WITH SEAL CHIKAMITSU

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A TWO-CASE IVORY INRO **
Edo-Meiji Periods (Late 19th century), with seal Chikamitsu
The slender, square inro carved with the Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tzu (the Three Vinegar Tasters) with a large pot, the reverse with a scholar in a Chinese landscape; fitted with an ivory ojime carved with phoenix in swirling clouds and with an ivory netsuke carved as a mokugyo, striker, and lotus blossom all on a lotus leaf, with signature Morimitsu
26in. (6.5cm.) high

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