A four-case inrō of Iizuka Tōyō lineage. First half 19th century

A four-case inrō of Iizuka Tōyō lineage. First half 19th century Signed Tōyō 桃葉 with kaō Of standard shape bearing a black ground with kinpun, hirame, and e-nashiji, decorated with a grazing stag and a doe, the reverse with a rising crescent moon above clouds, lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, the eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the crescent moon of silver. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Restoration to the stag’s tail. Height 8.6 cm; width 6.1 cm

Estimate:£1,002.72

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