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A FOUR CASE WOOD INRO
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
The wood inro formed as a bag or tobacco pouch, opening to reveal four drawers, each decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e depicting birds flying above waves, with silver clasp--7.7 x 6 cm., short crack to base; lacquer ojime and wood manju netsuke similarly decorated with a bird and wisteria--3.7 cm. diameter
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
The wood inro formed as a bag or tobacco pouch, opening to reveal four drawers, each decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e depicting birds flying above waves, with silver clasp--7.7 x 6 cm., short crack to base; lacquer ojime and wood manju netsuke similarly decorated with a bird and wisteria--3.7 cm. diameter