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A TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century), signed toyo and with kakihan
Of square shape lacquered in gold, black and red takamaki-e and togidashi with Raiden, the Thunder god, dozing on a veranda as a storm rages, swirling gold togidashi clouds embellished with kirigane, the reverse with a forked lightning bolt rendered in red togidashi, the sides illustrated with falling rain in cut gold and silver, interior cases nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime and an ivory netsuke carved as an oni, signed Meigyokusai--2 5/8in. (6.5cm.) high
edo period (19th century), signed toyo and with kakihan
Of square shape lacquered in gold, black and red takamaki-e and togidashi with Raiden, the Thunder god, dozing on a veranda as a storm rages, swirling gold togidashi clouds embellished with kirigane, the reverse with a forked lightning bolt rendered in red togidashi, the sides illustrated with falling rain in cut gold and silver, interior cases nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime and an ivory netsuke carved as an oni, signed Meigyokusai--2 5/8in. (6.5cm.) high