A good early four-case inrō. 17th century

A good early four-case inrō. 17th century Of small standard shape bearing a black lacquer ground, decorated with a coastal landscape with salt burning huts and buckets for collecting the brine underneath pine trees and a full moon, lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with inlays of square-cut aogai, kirikane and gold foil. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Minor losses to the inlays. Height 6.2 cm; width 5.2 cm

Estimate:£835.60

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