A fine five-case lacquer inro
A fine five-case lacquer inro
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The large inro with a bright kinji ground sprinkled with hirame and decorated with Soga no Goro and Asahina Saburo, the former pulling the skirt of the latter's armor, in gold and colored takamaki-e with details in e-nashiji, the eyes inlaid in glass, the interior cases nashiji; with gilt-metal ojime engraved with a flowering prunus
4in (10.2cm) high
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A fine five-case lacquer inro
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
The large inro with a bright kinji ground sprinkled with hirame and decorated with Soga no Goro and Asahina Saburo, the former pulling the skirt of the latter's armor, in gold and colored takamaki-e with details in e-nashiji, the eyes inlaid in glass, the interior cases nashiji; with gilt-metal ojime engraved with a flowering prunus
4in (10.2cm) high
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