A Gold Lacquer Four-Case Inro

The broad rectangular body with a rich mura-nashiji ground lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with a continuous design depicting a variety of flowering plants including: fuyo (hibiscus), hagi (lespedeza), suisen (narcissus), kiku (chrysanthemum), tsubaki (camelia), ayame (iris) and yori (lyliam), the interior risers of nashiji , signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Koma Koryu saku with a kao ; with a red stone ojime and a boxwood manju- netsuke in the form of a kiku bloom.

Estimate:£1,800

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