A very fine small four-case inrō. Early 17th century

A very fine small four-case inrō. Early 17th century Of standard shape bearing an overall dark brown lacquer ground decorated with an elegant interior furnished with a tsuitate incised with a landscape, set in front of a wooden partition (sugidō), and a Chinese high-legged stand with a shishi-shaped incense burner in moulded and incised silver, the balustrade panels and frames of the sugidō embellished with patterns in hiramaki-e, the background decorated with stylised flowers and dots, the top and bottom with feathery karakusa in black lacquer. The cord runners on each case are applied with silver kiri mon and silver fittings at the top and bottom. Nashiji and fundame to the inside. Minor rubbing. A japanese paper label to the inside inscribed in kanji ‘Momoyama jidai inrō’ (Momoyama period inrō); one of the lids with the name of a pill written in ink. Height 6.4 cm; width 5.4 cm

Estimate:£1,253.40

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