A rare cherry bark four-case inrō. 19th century

A rare cherry bark four-case inrō. 19th century Of rectangular shape, one side bearing a veneered white speckled bark, and the other a veneered darker and artificially crinkled bark (phlomen), decorated with three loosely scattered pieces of brocade, lacquered in togidashi with different textile patterns, the upturned edges in gold hiramaki-e. Natural wood and fundame to the inside. Minute chips at the edge of the uppermost case lid. Along with a wood ojime and a boxwood netsuke of an Okina mask, signed Minko. Height 8.3 cm; width 4.4 cm

Estimate:£668.48

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