A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED JOKASAI

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A FIVE-CASE LACQUER INRO
edo period (19th century), signed jokasai
Of oval section lacquered in takamaki-e and hiramaki-e on a roiro ground with cranes (tanchozuru) standing amidst young pines, two cranes, one gold and one silver, on one side, and a single gold crane on the reverse, the pinecones rendered in inlaid aogai, interior cases gyobu nashiji; fitted with a coral bead ojime
3 5/8in. (9.2cm.) long