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SIGNED CHOHEI, EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
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A Four-Case Inro [Medicine Case]
Signed Chohei, Edo Period (Early 19th Century)
Oval with applied himotoshi; black lacquer ground; decoration in gold and silver hiramaki-e and onlay of glazed ceramic, malachite and other materials; compartments and risers black lacquer, shoulders and rims gold fundame; signed in gold hiramaki-e on the base Chohei, with a seal; slight old wear; metal ojime
On one side flower arrangements in kakebanaike [hanging vases], on the other side a screen and a bonkei [miniature tray landscape]; openwork metal ojime
3 7/16 x 1¾in. (8.8 x 4.4cm.)
Signed Chohei, Edo Period (Early 19th Century)
Oval with applied himotoshi; black lacquer ground; decoration in gold and silver hiramaki-e and onlay of glazed ceramic, malachite and other materials; compartments and risers black lacquer, shoulders and rims gold fundame; signed in gold hiramaki-e on the base Chohei, with a seal; slight old wear; metal ojime
On one side flower arrangements in kakebanaike [hanging vases], on the other side a screen and a bonkei [miniature tray landscape]; openwork metal ojime
3 7/16 x 1¾in. (8.8 x 4.4cm.)
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