THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A FINE LARGE TWO-CASE INRO richly decorated in Shibayama style using tinted shell and other materials with two travellers walking on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji, on the reverse a moonlit river scene with two sailing boats, signed on a red lacquer tablet Masayuki, late 19th century, 12.5 cm. high; with an attached walrus ivory ryusa-style manju netsuke carved with a karashishi and peony leaves, finely patinated, and a red guri lacquer ojime
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A FINE LARGE TWO-CASE INRO richly decorated in Shibayama style using tinted shell and other materials with two travellers walking on the lower slopes of Mount Fuji, on the reverse a moonlit river scene with two sailing boats, signed on a red lacquer tablet Masayuki, late 19th century, 12.5 cm. high; with an attached walrus ivory ryusa-style manju netsuke carved with a karashishi and peony leaves, finely patinated, and a red guri lacquer ojime