A wood two-case inrō after Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663—1747). 18th century

A wood two-case inrō after Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (1663—1747). 18th century Signed with the ceramic seal Kan 観 Of standard shape bearing a brushed wood ground with large holes as a sign of decay and age, decorated with a three-legged toad crawling from an ivy thicket and a full moon partly covered by clouds and a Chinese verse, lacquered in takamaki-e and inlaid with glazed ceramic, mother-of-pearl (raden), silver and a little glass. The interior of natural wood, each case lined with silver. Height 7.1 cm; width 5.9 cm

Estimate:£835.60

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