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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A Metal-Inlaid Three-Case Lacquer Inro
Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
The round inro of a Bugaku dancer inlaid in soft-metal and decorated in takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and hirame with a Ranryo-o dancer beneath maple trees, the reverse designed with a Bugaku drum behind a curtain, the edges inlaid with aogai and the interior cases fundame; fitted with a soft-metal drum-form ojime and a manju netsuke with cranes in inlaid mother-of-pearl
3½in. (8.9cm.) diameter
Edo-Meiji period (19th century)
The round inro of a Bugaku dancer inlaid in soft-metal and decorated in takamaki-e, hiramaki-e and hirame with a Ranryo-o dancer beneath maple trees, the reverse designed with a Bugaku drum behind a curtain, the edges inlaid with aogai and the interior cases fundame; fitted with a soft-metal drum-form ojime and a manju netsuke with cranes in inlaid mother-of-pearl
3½in. (8.9cm.) diameter