A FOUR-CASE GOLD GROUND INRO decorated in gold and iroe hiramakie, kirikane and kimpun, and ivory and horn inlay with a scene of Kakkyo (Kuo Chu) having dug the pot of gold, watched by his wife, the reverse with a lakeside view with a lone fisherman, nashiji interiors (minor old damage and restoration), unsigned, 19th century, with a coral ojime and a gold, silver and roironuri lacquer hako-netsuke with some views from Eight Views of Lake Biwa

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A FOUR-CASE GOLD GROUND INRO decorated in gold and iroe hiramakie, kirikane and kimpun, and ivory and horn inlay with a scene of Kakkyo (Kuo Chu) having dug the pot of gold, watched by his wife, the reverse with a lakeside view with a lone fisherman, nashiji interiors (minor old damage and restoration), unsigned, 19th century, with a coral ojime and a gold, silver and roironuri lacquer hako-netsuke with some views from Eight Views of Lake Biwa
8.2cm. long

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The subject is one of "The twenty-four Chinese paragons of filial piety" which has been a great source of inspiration for various Japanese artists and craftsmen including many Ukiyo-e artists

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