A Rogin-Nuri Lacquer Four-Case Inro

The rounded rectangular body lacquered in gold, red and sumi-e togidashi maki-e with a continuous scene depicting the foxes' wedding procession rendered in silhouette on one side, and tall cryptomeria trees beyond a bold red torii at the entrance to a Shinto shrine on the other, the interior of rich nashiji , signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e Hoshin , with a two-part rogin-nuri manju -netsuke similarly embellished with two foxes holding lanterns at the front, guiding other foxes at the back carrying the fox bride inside a palanquin.

Estimate:£1,500

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