Three Lacquer Inro and two Lacquer and Shell Inro,
Edo period (19th century)
the first a three-case fan-shaped inro in gold lacquer with roundels of zodiac animals in low relief, with gyobu nashiji on black ground and fitted with a gilt-metal ojime; the second, a four-case sleeve inro with inlaid shell, the sleeves lacquered gold nashiji, fitted with a mixed metal ojime and a wood netsuke of a cicada; the third, a four-case inro decorated in aogai and fitted with a stag horn ojime and a cloisonné enamel manju netsuke; the fourth, a four-case inro decorated with a seashore and fishing village in gold on a black lacquer ground and fitted with a silver fish ojime and a wood sake gourd netsuke; the fifth, a four-case inro with a mountainous landscape and temple in low-relief gold and brown lacquer on a gold lacquer ground and fitted with a soft-metal ojime
the smallest 2½in. (6.3cm.) long (5)