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The second, J. C. Hawkshaw Collection
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UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY)
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TWO INRO
Unsigned, Edo Period (Late 18th and 19th Century)
A two-case inro, black lacquer ground; decoration in gold and silver hiramaki-e with gold flakes; interior black lacquer; the lower compartment with an extra subdivision
Three horses and a pine tree
And a small four-case inro, black lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver and coloured togidashi-e; compartments gold nashiji; risers, shoulders and rims gold lacquer;
Two puppy-dogs by a nandina bush
23/8in. (6.2cm.) and 2¼in. (5.7cm.) long (2)
Unsigned, Edo Period (Late 18th and 19th Century)
A two-case inro, black lacquer ground; decoration in gold and silver hiramaki-e with gold flakes; interior black lacquer; the lower compartment with an extra subdivision
Three horses and a pine tree
And a small four-case inro, black lacquer ground; decoration in gold, silver and coloured togidashi-e; compartments gold nashiji; risers, shoulders and rims gold lacquer;
Two puppy-dogs by a nandina bush
23/8in. (6.2cm.) and 2¼in. (5.7cm.) long (2)
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