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UNSIGNED, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Four-Case Inro [Medicine Case]
Unsigned, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Lenticular with integral himotoshi; black lacquer ground with black low takamaki-e cherry-blossom pattern; main decoration in black and red takamaki-e with shell; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; metal ojime; plain dark wood manju netsuke
Each side with an antique mirror, one decorated with ho-o and floral motifs and the other with a dragon motif; one with a red cord
3 1/16 x 1 9/16in. (7.8 x 4.9cm.)
Unsigned, Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Lenticular with integral himotoshi; black lacquer ground with black low takamaki-e cherry-blossom pattern; main decoration in black and red takamaki-e with shell; compartments and risers gold nashiji, shoulders and rims gold fundame; unsigned; metal ojime; plain dark wood manju netsuke
Each side with an antique mirror, one decorated with ho-o and floral motifs and the other with a dragon motif; one with a red cord
3 1/16 x 1 9/16in. (7.8 x 4.9cm.)
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